The Sign Painter

A feature film. A young sign painter in 1940s Latvia dreams to marry Zisla, the daughter of a local Jewish merchant and to pursue a career as an artist. His social circumstances get him caught up in a love triangle, and his romantic dream shatters as the country inches towards totalitarianism. The film tells the story of Latvia’s turbulent history during the Second World War . Based on Gunars Janovskis's book "The Sign Painter".