''The Mover'' ( lv, Tēvs Nakts – 'Father Night') is a 2018 Latvian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. The film is based on the Latvian novel ''A Boy and a Dog'' written by Inese Zandere and illustrated by Reinis Pētersons.
It was selected as the Latvian entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
92nd Academy Awards
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 ...
, but was not nominated.
In 2019 ''The Mover'' was awarded as the best foreign film at
Haifa International Film Festival
The Haifa International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place every autumn (between late September and late October), during the week-long holiday of Sukkot, in Haifa, Israel. History
The festival was inaugurated in 1983 and w ...
.
Plot
Žanis Lipke
Žanis is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to:
*Žanis Ansons (1911–1968), Latvian member of Waffen-SS during World War II
*Žanis Bahs (1885–1941), Latvian military general
*Žanis Blumbergs (1889–1938), Latvian-Soviet military ...
, a Latvian dock worker, saves 60 Jews during the
German occupation of Latvia during World War II
The military occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany was completed on July 10, 1941 by Germany's armed forces. Initially, the territory of Latvia was under the military administration of Army Group North, but on 25 July 1941, Latvia was in ...
by sheltering them in a bunker under his house and transporting them to safety with the help of his family and friends.
Cast
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Artūrs Skrastiņš
Artūrs Skrastiņš (born 18 September 1974) is a Latvian actor. In the theater, since 1996 he has worked for Dailes teātris. He also has taken part in several films.
In 1998 he received the Latvian National Film Prize Lielais Kristaps
Th ...
as Žanis Lipke
* Ilze Blauberga as Johanna Lipke
* Matīss Kipļuks as Zigis Lipke
* Mihails Karasikovs as Smolansky
* Toms Treinis as Šarja
* Steffen Scheumann as Lēmans
* Imants Erdmans as German Officer
* Madara Paegļkalns as Mina
* Arnis Ozols as Blūms
* Henrijs Arājs as Alfrēds Lipke
* Elza Alberiņa as Aina Lipke
Awards and nominations
See also
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References
External links
Official website
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2018 films
2018 drama films
Latvian drama films
Latvian-language films