
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.
Directed by Laila Pakalnina
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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
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