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Sons

Sons

19465.31h 29m

Overview

In one of the regions of Latvia occupied by the Nazis, the Germans arrest a peasant boy named Janis. His first escape ends in another arrest. This time, he is detained by his younger brother, who has become a policeman. After his next escape, his wife Ilga and daughter are sent to a concentration camp. Now Janis is ready to do anything to save them.

Directed by Aleksandr Ivanov
Written by Fedor Knorre, Arvīds Grigulis, Andrei Apsolon
Produced by Sergey Vasilev
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Top Cast

Oleg Zhakov

Oleg Zhakov

Yanis

Lidiya Smirnova

Lidiya Smirnova

Ilga, Yanis' Wife

Vasili Vanin

Vasili Vanin

The Miller

Vasili Merkuryev

Vasili Merkuryev

Karlis, the Mechanic

Lidiya Sukharevskaya

Lidiya Sukharevskaya

Christina

Gennadi Michurin

Gennadi Michurin

Partisan Leader

Grigoriy Shpigel

Grigoriy Shpigel

Lt. Brenner

Žanis Katlaps

Žanis Katlaps

Artur

Yevgeni Nemchenko

Yevgeni Nemchenko

About Sons

Sons is a drama, war film released in 1946. Directed by Aleksandr Ivanov, it stars Oleg Zhakov, Lidiya Smirnova, Vasili Vanin. In one of the regions of Latvia occupied by the Nazis, the Germans arrest a peasant boy named Janis. His first escape ends in another arrest. This time, he is detained by his younger brother, who has become a policeman. After his next escape, his wife Ilga and daughter are sent to a concentration camp. Now Janis is ready to do anything to save them.

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