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Cast

Juris Podnieks

Juris Podnieks

Self

Egons Dombrovskis

Egons Dombrovskis

(voice)

Crew

Antra Cilinska

Antra Cilinska

Producer

Anna Viduleja

Anna Viduleja

Director

Antra Cilinska

Antra Cilinska

Director

Kārlis Auzāns

Kārlis Auzāns

Music

Anrijs Krenbergs

Anrijs Krenbergs

Sound Director

Gints Bērziņš

Gints Bērziņš

Director of Photography

Antra Cilinska

Antra Cilinska

Writer

Anna Viduleja

Anna Viduleja

Writer

Sandra Alksne

Sandra Alksne

Editor

Kristaps Epners

Kristaps Epners

Art Direction

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Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History

20240.0 / 10128 min
Documentary

Overview

A film about the outstanding Latvian film director Juris Podnieks, who during his lifetime gained the fame of a fighter for justice and an "eye-opener". Podnieks has created testimonies about the most important events of the twentieth century in the post-Soviet territory. He always saw a bigger picture, it was not just Latvia what interested him. His ability to cover such a wide spectrum of themes - wars, lost freedom of his own country, the Soviet regime and its collapse, young people, artists. But most importantly, he was always focusing on the human soul. Juris creates an emotional bond between the author and his characters, the characters and the viewer - he was talking to each individual. Perhaps this is why his films made such an effect on the viewer. Juris Podnieks has clearly been able to influence millions of viewers with his films. Juris himself died in the summer of 1992 in a diving accident. Did he manage to fulfill his mission in this life?