Defenders of Riga
2007
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
Writers:
Lisa Eichhorn, Andrejs Ekis, Valentin Emelyanov
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations
Production:
Aigars Grauba
Country:
Latvia
