My Father, the Spy

My Father, the Spy

84 mins | Documentary | Sept. 5, 2019

As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lesinskis, then working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter's dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of events which have their roots over four decades ago. In order to find herself and understand the game she was part of, Ieva sets out on a journey to the past, confronting family secrets, lies and betrayal.

My Father, the Spy

84 mins | Documentary | Sept. 5, 2019

My Father, the Spy
As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lesinskis, then working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter's dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of events which have their roots over four decades ago. In order to find herself and understand the game she was part of, Ieva sets out on a journey to the past, confronting family secrets, lies and betrayal.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Kick Film, Mistrus Media, 8Heads Productions, Pimik
Original title Spiegs, kurš mans tēvs
Directors Gints Grūbe, Jaak Kilmi
Writers Gints Grūbe, Jaak Kilmi

Cast

Natalija Knipse

as Narrator (voice)

Ieva Lesinska

as Himself

Imants Lesinskis

as Himself (archive footage)

Marta Lesinska

as Herself

Rasma Lesinska

as Herself

David Major

as Himself

David Hunt

as Himself

Jason Potter

as Himself

Olgerts Pavlovskis

as Himself

Jimmy Carter

as Himself (archive footage)

Wolfgang Krieger

as Himself

Aldrich Ames

as Himself (archive footage)

Oleg Kalugin

as Himself

Elizabete Balčus

as Young Ieva Lesinska

Jānis Kaijaks

as Imants Lesinskis

Dace Vite

as Rasma Lesinska

Angelika Kralis

as Rachel, 'The Iron Lady'

Romans Bajars

as Joy's Boyfriend

Iveta Viksna

as Fortuneteller