Dawn

Dawn

2015
1h 32m
7.3

7.3/10

7 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Based on a Soviet propaganda story about Young Pioneer (the Soviet equivalent of a Boy Scout) Morozov, who denounced his father to Stalin’s secret police and was in turn killed by his family. His life exemplified the duty of all good Soviet citizens to become informers, at any expense. In our film, 75 years later, we call him little Janis. He is a Pioneer who lives on the Soviet collective farm “Dawn”. His father is an enemy of the farm (and the Soviet system) and plots against it. Little Janis betrays his father; his father takes revenge upon his son. Who then in this old Soviet tale is good and who is bad? This film reveals that a distorted brain is always dangerous. Even today.

Status: Released

Language: LV

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Production Information

Production Companies
Hargla Company Staron Film
Production Countries
Estonia Latvia Poland
Spoken Languages
Latvian

Quick Facts

Original Title Ausma
Release Date November 23, 2015
Status Released
Language LV
IMDb ID tt5493774

Cast

Antons Georgs Grauds
Antons Georgs Grauds

Little Janis

Vilis Daudziņš
Vilis Daudziņš

Little Janis' Father

Wiktor Zborowski
Wiktor Zborowski

Karl Ivanovitš

Āris Rozentāls
Āris Rozentāls

Karl Ivanovitš (voice)

Andris Keišs
Andris Keišs

Jekabs Kalnins

Liena Šmukste
Liena Šmukste

Mirdza Ozolina

Ģirts Krūmiņš
Ģirts Krūmiņš

Joosep Ozolin

Rūdolfs Plēpis
Rūdolfs Plēpis

Narrator

Ivars Brakovskis
Ivars Brakovskis

Doctor

Beatrise Gulbe
Beatrise Gulbe

Pioneer

Gatis Gāga
Gatis Gāga

Karl Ivanovitš's Assistant

Uldis Lieldidzs
Uldis Lieldidzs

Teacher

Key Crew

Laila Pakalnina
Writer
Laila Pakalnina
Director
Laila Pakalnina
Producer
Małgorzata Staroń
Producer
Kaspar Kallas
Producer