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    The Sign Painter

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    Latvian poster of the movie The Sign Painter
    2020     Drama    
    Latvia/Czechia/Lithuania
    1h 52min
    Original languages: Latvian, German, Russian, Yiddish

    Set in a small town in Latvia in the early 1940s, this cinematic tragicomedy tells the story of Ansis, a talented artist who supports himself as a sign painter, a seemingly innocent occupation that's crucial to every regime. He is required to obey orders, no matter who is in power. He swears he loves Zisla, the daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant, but he will not ask for her hand in marriage. As Nazism rises throughout Europe, anti-Semitism surges in their small town. In hopes of self-preservation, Zisla joins the Communist party, which some of her neighbors consider an overt threat. Meanwhile, Ansis meets Naiga, the charming and capricious new woman in town, and is quickly caught up in a dangerous love triangle.

    Directed byViesturs Kairiss
    Written byGunars Janovskis, Viesturs Kairiss
    CompanyMenemsha FilmsMenemsha FilmsMenemsha Films

    Starring

    Davis Suharevskis
    Brigita Cmuntová
    Agnese Cirule
    Aidas Jurgaitis
    Gundars Abolins
    Juozas Budraitis
    Guntis Pelna
    Maris Susejs
    Imants Slisans

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