MY FATHER, THE SPY (2019)

My Father, the Spy
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My Father, the Spy
Documentary
September 5, 2019
Latvian
1h 24m
8Heads Productions

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.

Cast & Characters

Natalija Knipse

Narrator (voice)

Imants Lesinskis

Himself (archive footage)

David Hunt

Himself

Jimmy Carter

Himself (archive footage)

Aldrich Ames

Himself (archive footage)

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

Crew

Jaak Kilmi

Director

Gints Grūbe

Director

Aigars Sērmukšs

Director of Photography

Gints Grūbe

Producer