My Father, the Spy backdrop

My Father, the Spy 2019 Directed by Jaak Kilmi , Gints Grūbe Spiegs, kurš mans tēvs

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.

Language Latvian
Spoken Languages English , Latvian , Russian
Gnere Documentary
Production Companies Mistrus Media , Kick Film , 8Heads Productions , Pimik
Release Date 5 September 2019
84 mins
Cast
Natalija Knipse Narrator (voice)
Imants Lesinskis Himself (archive footage)
David Major Himself
David Hunt Himself
Jason Potter Himself
Jimmy Carter Himself (archive footage)
Aldrich Ames Himself (archive footage)
Oleg Kalugin Himself
Elizabete Balčus Young Ieva Lesinska
Jānis Kaijaks Imants Lesinskis
Dace Vite Rasma Lesinska
Angelika Kralis Rachel, 'The Iron Lady'
Romans Bajars Joy's Boyfriend
Iveta Viksna Fortuneteller