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My Favorite War
My Favorite War

My Favorite War

An animated documentary

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AnimationDocumentaryHistory

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Latvian

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

6.611/10

Release Date

25 September 2020

Country

Latvia

Cast

Mare Eihe

Mare Eihe

Character Voice (voice)

Madara Bore

Madara Bore

Character Voice (voice)

Regīna Razuma

Regīna Razuma

Character Voice (voice)

Kaspars Znotiņš

Kaspars Znotiņš

Character Voice (voice)

Anete Vanaga

Anete Vanaga

Character Voice (voice)

Anta Krūmiņa

Anta Krūmiņa

Character Voice (voice)

Ārija Stūrniece

Ārija Stūrniece

Character Voice (voice)

Pēteris Krilovs

Pēteris Krilovs

Character Voice (voice)

Juris Kalniņš

Juris Kalniņš

Character Voice (voice)

Aigars Apinis

Aigars Apinis

Character Voice (voice)

Indra Burkovska

Indra Burkovska

Character Voice (voice)

Lolita Cauka

Lolita Cauka

Character Voice (voice)

Santa Didžus

Santa Didžus

Character Voice (voice)

Reinis Pētersons

Reinis Pētersons

Character Voice (voice)

Kārlis Silkalns

Kārlis Silkalns

Character Voice (voice)

Krišjānis Pērkons

Krišjānis Pērkons

Character Voice (voice)

Kārlis Jurgis Pērkons

Kārlis Jurgis Pērkons

Character Voice (voice)

Zane Kreicberga

Zane Kreicberga

Character Voice (voice)

Gatis Burkovskis

Gatis Burkovskis

Character Voice (voice)

Elīza Burkovska

Elīza Burkovska

Character Voice (voice)

Katrīna Anna Verhoustinska

Katrīna Anna Verhoustinska

Character Voice (voice)

Alise Danovska

Alise Danovska

Character Voice (voice)

Elza Auzāne

Elza Auzāne

Character Voice (voice)

Nils Hammers

Nils Hammers

Character Voice (voice)

Reinis Rinka

Reinis Rinka

Character Voice (voice)

Marta Matīsa

Marta Matīsa

Character Voice (voice)

Zane Sietniece

Zane Sietniece

Character Voice (voice)

Andis Ansons

Andis Ansons

Character Voice (voice)

Lauris Āubele

Lauris Āubele

Character Voice (voice)

Kerija Arne

Kerija Arne

Character Voice (voice)

Karīna Weitz

Karīna Weitz

Character Voice (voice)

Šarlote Kalna

Šarlote Kalna

Character Voice (voice)

Augusts Kalns

Augusts Kalns

Character Voice (voice)

Astrīda Kalna

Astrīda Kalna

Character Voice (voice)

Daina Rudzīte

Daina Rudzīte

Character Voice (voice)

Ernests Viļums

Ernests Viļums

Character Voice (voice)

Anna Viļuma

Anna Viļuma

Character Voice (voice)

Nikola Bāriņa

Nikola Bāriņa

Character Voice (voice)

Ance Gercāne

Ance Gercāne

Character Voice (voice)

Trond Jacobsen

Trond Jacobsen

Character Voice (voice)

Guntis Trekteris

Guntis Trekteris

Character Voice (voice)

Ilze Pelnēna

Ilze Pelnēna

Character Voice (voice)

Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen

Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen

Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

Tāle Kalna

Tāle Kalna

Self - Ilze's Mother (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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