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My Father, the Spy

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.

Top Cast

  • Natalija Knipse

    Natalija Knipse

    Narrator (voice)

  • Ieva Lesinska

    Ieva Lesinska

    Himself

  • Imants Lesinskis

    Imants Lesinskis

    Himself (archive footage)

  • Marta Lesinska

    Marta Lesinska

    Herself

  • Rasma Lesinska

    Rasma Lesinska

    Herself

  • Thomas W. Dauenhauer

    Thomas W. Dauenhauer

    Himself

  • David Major

    David Major

    Himself

  • David Hunt

    David Hunt

    Himself

  • Jason Potter

    Jason Potter

    Himself

Overview

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.

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