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NR 1h 14m

My Family Tree

A unique, engaging film that combines documentary footage with narrative cinema to tell the story of four generations of a Latvian family. Sixteen year-old student Jānis has been given an interesting homework assignment – to draw his family tree and explain it. The story of his family begins with his great-great-grandfather who burned down the manors of German landowners during the 1905 revolution. My Family Tree takes us on a journey to various countries and political regimes, showing Jānis’ ancestors to be people of diverse fates and life stories. A rich Latvian trader, a red rifleman loyal to Lenin, a carpenter with the KGB and war refugees in Sweden are only a few branches on his family tree, and the boy has heard something unusual and unforgettable about each and every one of these people.

Top Cast

  • Harijs Spanovskis

    Harijs Spanovskis

  • Andris Berzins

    Andris Berzins

  • Inita Dzelme

    Inita Dzelme

  • Artūrs Dīcis

    Artūrs Dīcis

  • Edgars Petkevičs

    Edgars Petkevičs

  • Juris Circenis

    Juris Circenis

  • Guna Zariņa

    Guna Zariņa

  • Kristaps Rasims

    Kristaps Rasims

  • Aldis Siliņš

    Aldis Siliņš

Overview

A unique, engaging film that combines documentary footage with narrative cinema to tell the story of four generations of a Latvian family. Sixteen year-old student Jānis has been given an interesting homework assignment – to draw his family tree and explain it. The story of his family begins with his great-great-grandfather who burned down the manors of German landowners during the 1905 revolution. My Family Tree takes us on a journey to various countries and political regimes, showing Jānis’ ancestors to be people of diverse fates and life stories. A rich Latvian trader, a red rifleman loyal to Lenin, a carpenter with the KGB and war refugees in Sweden are only a few branches on his family tree, and the boy has heard something unusual and unforgettable about each and every one of these people.

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