The Sign Painter

Three regimes. Two women. One choice.

59% rating 2020 1h 58m

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A Latvian tragicomedy about a young artist who bears witness to the dramatic political upheavals of the WWII era. As brutal regimes come and go, his country, his village, his people, and even his heart are swept up in the inexorable currents of history.

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The Sign Painter

About The Sign Painter

Director
Viesturs Kairišs
Cast
Dāvis Suharevskis, Brigita Cmuntová, Agnese Budovska, Aidas Jurgaitis, Gundars Āboliņš, Juozas Budraitis, Guntis Pelna, Maris Susejs
Writers
Gunars Janovskis, Viesturs Kairišs
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Original title
Piļsāta pī upis
Release date
17/01/2020
Original language
LV
Country
LV
Tags
based on novel or book, world war ii, 1940s, upe, pilsēta