My Family Tree (Mana koka stāsts) 10 years old

A unique, engaging film that combines documentary footage with narrative cinema to tell the story of four generations of a Latvian family. Sixteen year-old student Jānis has been given an interesting homework assignment – to draw his family tree and explain it. The story of his family begins with his great-great-grandfather who burned down the manors of German landowners during the 1905 revolution. My Family Tree takes us on a journey to various countries and political regimes, showing Jānis’ ancestors to be people of diverse fates and life stories. A rich Latvian trader, a red rifleman loyal to Lenin, a carpenter with the KGB and war refugees in Sweden are only a few branches on his family tree, and the boy has heard something unusual and unforgettable about each and every one of these people.

Credits

My Family Tree Cast

Name	Character
Andris Bērziņš He was 68, now 79 years old
Harijs Spanovskis He was 55, 55 years old when he died

My Family Tree Crew

Name	Department
Una Celma as Director. She was 53 (now 64) years old	Directing
Una Celma as Screenplay. She was 53 (now 64) years old	Writing
Matīss Kaža as Writer.	Writing
Oļegs Aleksejevs as Editor.	Editing
Uldis Jancis as Director of Photography.	Camera