Latvia / Oct 18, 2018 / Riga International Film Festival
To save a life means saving the world
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Žanis Lipke, an ordinary blue-collar worker in Latvia, embarks on a covert operation. Despite his family’s hardship under successive Soviet and German occupations, Lipke tries to save local Jews from Nazi persecution and certain death, moving them from the Riga ghetto to an underground bunker hidden on his property.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Madara Paegļkalns | Mina |
| Arnis Ozols | Blūms |
| Henrijs Arājs | Alfrēds Lipke |
| Elza Alberiņa | Aina Lipke |
Genres
HistoryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tēvs nakts |
| Original language | Latviešu (LV) |
| Spoken languages | Latviešu, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Latvia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mistrus Media |
| Official site | tevsnakts.lv |
| Release date | 18 ottobre 2018 |
| Executive producer | Ilze Krūmiņliepa |
| Production | Gints Grūbe, Antra Gaile, Inese Boka-Grūbe |
| Writer | Dāvis Sīmanis Jr., Matīss Gricmanis |
| Casting | Māra Liniņa |
| Cinematography | Andrejs Rudzāts |
| Assistant directors | Igors Verenieks, Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. |
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| Camera operators | Andrejs Rudzāts |
| Additional photography | Andrejs Rudzāts |
| Production design | Kristīne Jurjāne |
| Art direction | Kristīne Jurjāne |
| Set decoration | Kristīne Jurjāne |
| Music | Edgars Rubenis, Vladimir Golovnitsky |
| Sound | Edgars Rubenis, Vladimir Golovnitsky |
| Costume design | Sarmīte Balode |
| Makeup | Sarmīte Balode |
| Hairstyling | Sarmīte Balode |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Apr 20, 2019 / Moscow International Film Festival
Limited release
Canada / Oct 18, 2018 / 14A
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