Sencis: Old Man

Name: Sencis: Old Man
Director: Toms Upītis
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-11-12
Duration: 26 min
Cast: Jaroslavs Priedeslaipa, Svjatoslavs Priedeslaipa

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Documentary

A documentary that chronicles twin brothers searching for their absent father in faraway Russia. Having very few leads, the twin brothers – different in character and interests – are also looking for the ties that have never bound them as closely as they would have liked.

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Cast

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Jaroslavs Priedeslaipa

Brother 1

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Svjatoslavs Priedeslaipa

Brother 2

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