In Soviet mythology there was a popular tale about a boy, Pavlik Morozov, who informed on his father who was discontent with the Soviet government, which resulted in Pavlik\u2019s being murdered by his own family. For Soviet propaganda Morozov\u2019s \u2018feat\u2019 was a clear example of how any Soviet citizen should live: become an informer whatever the price.
\nIn this film, more than 80 years after Pavlik, the boy is named J\u0101nis; he lives in Soviet Latvia, in the kolkhoz called \u2018Ausma\u2019. His father is an enemy of the Soviet state who is planning a conspiracy; the son gives him away, and the father takes revenge. Who is the right one here? The film shows how a \u2018twisted\u2019 mind is dangerous in any times. Even nowadays.
\nThe film\u2019s cinematographer Wojciech Staron received an award at the Tallinn International Film Festival Black Nights (2015). In 2016, the film was also awarded a prize for the visual solution at Zerkalo festival, named after the great director Andrei Tarkovsky\u2019s film The Mirror. The film is longlisted in this year\u2019s European Film Awards Feature Film Selection among the 50 best European films to be competing for the award.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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