A homage to Krišjānis Barons and his life's work – to collect and catalogue Latvian folksongs or dainas,thus creating the encyclopaedia of Latvian life, a poetic reflection of the knowledge of life accumulated over the centuries. The film is based on Krišjānis Barons' life during late 1800s and early 1900s – his childhood and youth in Latvia, studies and work in St. Petersburg and other places in Russia, his relationship with his faithful wife Dārta, and the awakening of the Latvian self-awareness.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Valdemārs ZandbergsKrišjānis Barons | Krišjānis Barons |
 Velta LīneDārta | Dārta |
 Leonīds GrabovskisNot listed | Not listed |
 Indra BriķeNot listed | Not listed |
 Juris BartkevičsNot listed | Not listed |
 Maija ApineNot listed | Not listed |
 Alvis HermanisNot listed | Not listed |
 Ivars BrakovskisNot listed | Not listed |
 Dace EversaNot listed | Not listed |
 Hermanis VazdiksNot listed | Not listed |
 Āris RozentālsNot listed | Not listed |
| AArtūrs ŅikitinsNot listed | Not listed |
 Regīna RazumaNot listed | Not listed |
| DDita KrenbergaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKristīne LīpiņaNot listed | Not listed |
| BBruno EgleNot listed | Not listed |
 Vizma Ozoliņa- KvēpaNot listed | Not listed |
 Pēteris LūcisNot listed | Not listed |
| HHaralds UlmanisNot listed | Not listed |
 Juris ŽagarsNot listed | Not listed |
| JJānis BaltvilksNot listed | Not listed |
| IIngmārs FreimanisNot listed | Not listed |
| AAivars NeibartsNot listed | Not listed |
| PPēteris KorsaksNot listed | Not listed |
 Varis VetraNot listed | Not listed |
 Gundars ĀboliņšNot listed | Not listed |
 Askolds SaulītisNot listed | Not listed |