Defenders of Riga
Where: |
🇱🇻 Latvia |
When: |
The 1910s |
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.
Released in 2007 — 118 minutes
Genres: |
Action Drama History War |
Languages: |
English German French Russian Latvian |