Dawn (Latvian: Ausma) is a 2015 black-and-white Latvian drama film directed by Laila Pakalniņa about Pavlik Morozov, who denounced his father. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[1][2] It's a coproduction with Poland and Estonia.

Dawn
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Directed byLaila Pakalniņa
Written byLaila Pakalniņa
StarringVilis Daudziņš
Release dates
  • 18 November 2015 (2015-11-18) (BNFF)
  • 23 November 2015 (2015-11-23) (Latvia)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryLatvia
LanguageLatvian

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References

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  1. ^ "Latvia picks "Ausma" to vie for Academy Award". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (23 September 2016). "Oscars: Latvia Selects 'Dawn' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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