My Father, the Spy

My Father, the Spy

2019 · 84 min · ★ 5.0 · 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.

Directed by Jaak Kilmi · Written by Jaak Kilmi

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Natalija Knipse Narrator (voice)
Ieva Lesinska Himself
Imants Lesinskis Himself (archive footage)
Marta Lesinska Herself
Rasma Lesinska Herself
Thomas W. Dauenhauer Himself
David Major Himself
David Hunt Himself
Jason Potter Himself
Olgerts Pavlovskis Himself
Jimmy Carter Himself (archive footage)
Wolfgang Krieger Himself

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