2007
5.7 (20 votes)
1h 58m
Genres
Action
Drama
History
War
Production Companies
Platforma Filma
Ruut
Ruut
Defenders of Riga (Rīgas sargi)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Aigars Grauba
Director of Photography: Vladimir Bashta, Gvido Skulte
Producer: Lisa Eichhorn, Andrejs Ēķis, Brigita Rozenbrika
Story: Andris Kolbergs
Top Cast
Videos
Defenders of Riga trailer
