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THE SIGN PAINTER (PILSATA PI UPIS)
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Completed - LATVIAN, GERMAN - Historical, Book adaptation, Jewish - 110 minutes

Log Line

Three regimes, two women, one choice

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Viestur KARISH
Writer(s) : Viestur KAIRISH
Cast : Davis SUHAREVSKIS, Agnese CĪRULE, Brigita CMUNTOVÁ, Gundars ABOLINS

Producer(s) : Guntis TREKTERIS (EGO MEDIA)

Synopsis

The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man (ANSIS) with simple dreams: to marry the free-spirited and beautiful daughter (ZISLA) of a local Jewish merchant and to pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his home during the WWII era.

Production

Country(ies) : LATVIA


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