My Favorite War
My Favorite War

My Favorite War

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2020
1h 22m
7.0(11 votes)
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Overview

Ilze Burkovska, a little girl who is obsessed with stories of World War II and will be a filmmaker in a distant future, lives in Latvia under the totalitarian boot of the Soviets and the ominous shadow of the many menaces and horrors of the Cold War.

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45 members
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Mare Eihe

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Madara Bore

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Regīna Razuma

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Regīna Razuma
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Kaspars Znotiņš

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Kaspars Znotiņš
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Anete Vanaga

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Anta Krūmiņa

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Ārija Stūrniece

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Pēteris Krilovs

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Pēteris Krilovs
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Juris Kalniņš

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Juris Kalniņš
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Aigars Apinis

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Aigars Apinis
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Indra Burkovska

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Indra Burkovska
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Lolita Cauka

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Lolita Cauka
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Santa Didžus

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Santa Didžus
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Reinis Pētersons

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Kārlis Silkalns

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Krišjānis Pērkons

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Kārlis Jurgis Pērkons

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Zane Kreicberga

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Gatis Burkovskis

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Elīza Burkovska

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Katrīna Anna Verhoustinska

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Alise Danovska

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Alise Danovska
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Elza Auzāne

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Nils Hammers

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Reinis Rinka

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Marta Matīsa

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Zane Sietniece

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Andis Ansons

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Lauris Āubele

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Kerija Arne

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Karīna Weitz

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Šarlote Kalna

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Augusts Kalns

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Astrīda Kalna

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Daina Rudzīte

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Ernests Viļums

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Anna Viļuma

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Nikola Bāriņa

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Ance Gercāne

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Trond Jacobsen

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Guntis Trekteris

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Guntis Trekteris
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Ilze Pelnēna

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Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen

Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen
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Tāle Kalna

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Михаил Горбачёв

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Михаил Горбачёв

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