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My Father, the Spy

50 %|Sep 5, 2019|Documentary

As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lesinskis, then working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter's dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of events which have their roots over four decades ago. In order to find herself and understand the game she was part of, Ieva sets out on a journey to the past, confronting family secrets, lies and betrayal.

Featured Crew

Janek Murd
Music
Jaak Kilmi
Director
Jan Froněk
Associate Producer
Antra Gaile
Associate Producer
Gints Grūbe
Producer
Julietta Sichel
Co-Producer
Inese Boka-Grūbe
Associate Producer
Jörg Bundschuh
Co-Producer

Cast

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Natalija Knipse
Narrator (voice)
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Imants Lesinskis
Himself (archive footage)
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David Hunt
Himself
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Jimmy Carter
Himself (archive footage)
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Aldrich Ames
Himself (archive footage)
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Elizabete Balčus
Young Ieva Lesinska
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Jānis Kaijaks
Imants Lesinskis
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Dace Vite
Rasma Lesinska
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Angelika Kralis
Rachel, 'The Iron Lady'
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Romans Bajars
Joy's Boyfriend
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Iveta Viksna
Fortuneteller