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Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga (2007)

1h 58m | PG-13

⭐ 5.65 / 10

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

Studio: Platforma Filma

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Jānis Reinis

Jānis Reinis

as Mārtiņš

Elita Kļaviņa

Elita Kļaviņa

as Elza

Ģirts Krūmiņš

Ģirts Krūmiņš

as Pavel Bermondt

Romualds Ancans

Romualds Ancans

as Rüdiger von der Goltz

Vilis Daudziņš

Vilis Daudziņš

as Paulis

Andris Keišs

Andris Keišs

as Ernests