The Fathers Over There
Tēvi tur
Synopsis
Andris Caune, Ojārs Grensbergs, Imants Grāvītis and Jānis Zemtautis spent many years in the Gulag camps. They survived. In 1954, a riot broke out in Jezkazan, Kazakhstan. The men’s camp and women’s camp joined together and held on for 40 days. Then came the tanks that killed more than 1,000 of them. Austra Vērpe met her future husband there. They were lucky to stay alive. The dream of the musician Zigfrīds Muktupāvels was to find the grave of his paternal uncle in far-off Kazakhstan. He was named after his uncle, who never came home. Zigfrīds and a cousin headed off into the steppes to look for a monument reading “Zigfrīds Muktupāvels.” The next round of deportations occurred in 1949, and whole families were sent to Siberia. Fathers were tried in court, a great many ended up in punitive camps in Vorkuta and Inta. Skaidrīte Jostmane and Māris Landers travelled to Vorkuta to find their father’s gravesite.
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Dokumentāla filma "Tēvi Tur"
Type: Trailer • Published 2016-04-28
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dzintra Geka-Vaska
- Screenplay & Story
- Ēriks Lanss
- Original Score
- Pēteris Vasks
- Original Title
- Tēvi tur
- Country of Origin
- Latvia
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Production Studios
- Sibīrijas bērni
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dzintra Geka-Vaska
Ēriks Lanss
Pēteris Vasks
Viktors Grībermans, Aivars Lubānietis
Armands Zvirbulis
Dzintra Geka-Vaska
Department Leadership Roster
Ēriks Lanss
Writer
Armands Zvirbulis
Editor
Dzintra Geka-Vaska
Producer
Viktors Grībermans
Director of Photography
Aivars Lubānietis
Director of Photography
Dzintra Geka-Vaska
Director
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What is The Fathers Over There about?
Andris Caune, Ojārs Grensbergs, Imants Grāvītis and Jānis Zemtautis spent many years in the Gulag camps. They survived. In 1954, a riot broke out in Jezkazan, Kazakhstan. The men’s camp and women’s camp joined together and held on for 40 days. Then came the tanks that killed more than 1,000 of them. Austra Vērpe met her future husband there. They were lucky to stay alive. The dream of the musician Zigfrīds Muktupāvels was to find the grave of his paternal uncle in far-off Kazakhstan. He was named after his uncle, who never came home. Zigfrīds and a cousin headed off into the steppes to look for a monument reading “Zigfrīds Muktupāvels.” The next round of deportations occurred in 1949, and whole families were sent to Siberia. Fathers were tried in court, a great many ended up in punitive camps in Vorkuta and Inta. Skaidrīte Jostmane and Māris Landers travelled to Vorkuta to find their father’s gravesite.
Who directed The Fathers Over There?
The Fathers Over There was directed by Dzintra Geka-Vaska.
Who stars in The Fathers Over There?
The principal cast of The Fathers Over There includes Not specified.
When was The Fathers Over There released and how long is it?
The Fathers Over There was released in 2016 with a total runtime of 1h 3m.
Who composed the musical score for The Fathers Over There?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Fathers Over There was composed by Pēteris Vasks.