Defenders of Riga
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Aigars Grauba
Janis Reinis
Elita Klavina
Arturs Skrastins
Andris Keiss
Girts Kesteris
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Synopsis
Dramatizes the events of November 11, 1919--Laeplcsis Day--a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. In the aftermath of WWI, a part of the defeated German army still based in the newly independent Republic of Latvia, regrouped under the self-serving German General von der Golz. The rogue general, aided by Russian Colonel Bermont in initially masking the true identity of the aggressors from the Allies, ordered the renegade army of about 50,000 to attack Riga. His plan was to take over two of the diminutive Baltic States, Latvia and Estonia, and create a new Germanic state under his rule. Though vastly outnumbered, the Latvian army together with many non-military volunteers totaling some 11,000 men, miraculously managed to defend Riga by pushing back and defeat the Germans.
Director
Aigars Grauba
Cast
Janis Reinis
Elita Klavina
Arturs Skrastins
Andris Keiss
Girts Kesteris
Vilis Daudzins
Indra Brike
Girts Krumins
Romualds Ancans
Peteris Krilovs
Inara Slucka
Leonarda Klavina
Crew
Vladimir Bashta
Vladimir Basta
Lisa Eichhorn
Lisa Eichhorn
Andrejs Ekis
Andrejs Ekis
Aigars Grauba
Valentins Jemeljanovs
Andris Kolbergs
Neils Matiss
Martins Milbrets
Liga Pipare
Brigita Rozenbrika
Sandra Sila
Gvido Skulte
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Miscellaneous Notes
Latvia's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2008).
