The Fathers Over There (2016)

The Fathers Over There (2016) poster

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.

Director: Dzintra Geka-Vaska
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 63 min
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Screenplay

Music: Pēteris Vasks
Cinematography: Aivars Lubānietis, Viktors Grībermans
Editing: Armands Zvirbulis
Production: Sibīrijas bērni
Country: Latvia
Original Language: lv

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.
How long is The Fathers Over There?
The Fathers Over There has a runtime of 1h 3m (63 minutes).
What genre is The Fathers Over There?
The Fathers Over There is a Documentary film.
Where was The Fathers Over There produced?
The Fathers Over There was produced in Latvia.