My Father, the Spy

1h 24min

Documentary

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.

Production Companies

8Heads Productions

Kick Film

Mistrus Media

Pimik

Cast

Natalija Knipse

Natalija Knipse

Narrator (voice)
Imants Lesinskis

Imants Lesinskis

Himself (archive footage)
David Hunt

David Hunt

Himself
Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Himself (archive footage)
Aldrich Ames

Aldrich Ames

Himself (archive footage)
Elizabete Balčus

Elizabete Balčus

Young Ieva Lesinska
Jānis Kaijaks

Jānis Kaijaks

Imants Lesinskis
Dace Vite

Dace Vite

Rasma Lesinska
Angelika Kralis

Angelika Kralis

Rachel, 'The Iron Lady'
Romans Bajars

Romans Bajars

Joy's Boyfriend
Iveta Viksna

Iveta Viksna

Fortuneteller

Release date

5th Sep 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Pусский, Latviešu