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.
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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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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Gints Grūbe, Jaak Kilmi
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Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:8Heads Productions, Kick Film, Mistrus Media, Pimik
Cast
Jaak Kilmi, Gints Grūbe
Director
Natalija Knipse
Narrator (voice)
Ieva Lesinska
Himself
Imants Lesinskis
Himself (archive footage)
Marta Lesinska
Herself
Rasma Lesinska
Herself
Thomas W. Dauenhauer
Himself
David Major
Himself
David Hunt
Himself
Jason Potter
Himself
Olgerts Pavlovskis
Himself
Jimmy Carter
Himself (archive footage)
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