2007· 118 min
Defenders of Riga
Action Drama War
5.4 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops remain outside the Latvian capital. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, better-armed force of German and Russian mercenaries.
Director: Aigars Grauba
Cast: Jānis Reinis, Elita Kļaviņa, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Romualds Ancans, Vilis Daudziņš
Tags
1920sAigars Graubabad actingdefenderhistoricalhistorylatviapost world war irigasoldier
