''The Sign Painter'' ( ltg, Piļsāta pi upis, lv, Pilsēta pie upes – 'city by the river') is a 2020
Latvia
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historical drama
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directed by
Viestur Kairish. The film premiered on 15 January 2020 in Latvia
and on 19 November 2020 internationally at the
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Plot
The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man, Ansis, with simple dreams: to marry Zisele, the free-spirited and beautiful daughter of a local Jewish merchant, and to pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his home during World War II.
References
External links
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Official trailer
2020 films
Latvian drama films
Latvian-language films
Eastern Front of World War II films
Baltic states World War II films
2020s historical drama films
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