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Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History (2024)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Anna Viduleja, Antra Cilinska

Synopsis

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?

Actors

Juris Podnieks
Juris Podnieks
Self
Egons Dombrovskis
Egons Dombrovskis
(voice)

Crews

Anna Viduleja
Anna Viduleja
Director
Antra Cilinska
Antra Cilinska
Producer
Gints Bērziņš
Gints Bērziņš
Director of Photography
Antra Cilinska
Antra Cilinska
Director
Antra Cilinska
Antra Cilinska
Writer
Anna Viduleja
Anna Viduleja
Writer
Kārlis Auzāns
Kārlis Auzāns
Music
Anrijs Krenbergs
Anrijs Krenbergs
Sound Director
Sandra Alksne
Sandra Alksne
Editor

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