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.
Released: Nov 23, 2015
Runtime: 92 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Antons Georgs Grauds, Vilis Daudziņš, Wiktor Zborowski, Āris Rozentāls, Andris Keišs, Liena Šmukste
Crew: Jurģis Krāsons (Production Design), Natalia Czeczott (Costume Design), Gunita Groša (Casting), Dominik Szczerbowicz (Gaffer), Laila Pakalnina (Writer), Laila Pakalnina (Director)