MY FAVORITE WAR
synopsis
This is the personal story of the director, Ilze, growing up in Cold-War Latvia, USSR. It´s a coming of age story, a personal escape route from the mighty authoritarian regime's brainwashing. An antiwar film, emphasizing the importance of an individual's freedom being a democratic society's fundamental right.
| international title: | My Favorite War |
| original title: | My Favorite War |
| country: | Latvia, Norway |
| year: | 2020 |
| genre: | animation |
| directed by: | Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen |
| film run: | 77' |
| screenplay: | Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen |
| cinematography by: | Andrejs Verhoustinskis, Trond Jacobsen |
| film editing: | Julie Vinten, Reinis Rinka |
| music: | Kārlis Auzāns |
| producer: | Trond Jacobsen, Guntis Trekteris |
| production: | Bivrost Film & TV, Ego Media |
| backing: | Norwegian Film Institute (NO), National Film Centre of Latvia (LV), Viken Filmsenter (NO), Fond for lyd og bilde (NO), Fritt Ord Foundation (NO), State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia (LV), Creative Europe MEDIA |
