Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast
Antons Georgs Grauds
Little Janis
Vilis Daudziņš
Little Janis' Father
Wiktor Zborowski
Karl Ivanovitš
Āris Rozentāls
Karl Ivanovitš (voice)
Andris Keišs
Jekabs Kalnins
Liena Šmukste
Mirdza Ozolina
Ģirts Krūmiņš
Joosep Ozolin
Rūdolfs Plēpis
Narrator
Ivars Brakovskis
Doctor
Beatrise Gulbe
Pioneer
Gatis Gāga
Karl Ivanovitš's Assistant
Uldis Lieldidzs
Teacher
Pēteris Liepiņš
Neighbour
Ziedonis Ločmelis
Bandit
Rolans Prihodjko
Bandit
Vilmārs Sokolovs
Bandit
Sentis Sprogis
Bandit
Aigars Stirna
Bandit
Anete Saulīte
Woman on the Road
Dita Katrina Tase
Girl on the Road
Mārcis Maņjakovs
Militia
Edgars Marcinkevičs
Pilot
Indra Briķe
Brigadier
Žanis Alberts Briedis
Old Man
Artis Drozdovs
Young Communist Ivars
Teodors Ozolinš
Man in Wheelchair
Anis Abolinš
Witch
Mia Gailuma
Angel
Kirils Stecs
Dog Instructor
Ella Hermansone
Lienite
Darta Belova
Little Janis' Brother
Guna Zariņa
Little Janis' Mother
Egils Osis
Demanding Man
Antons Zamišļajevs
Laughing Pioneer
Guntis Veilands
Convoy
Vilnis Kiepis
Convoy
Almants Bartuševics
Man with Telephone
Mare Hermine Vizule
Ozolin's Child
