Flixtheatre

Defenders of Riga

2007 118 min 5.7

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Budget: $3,550,000
Production: Platforma Filma, Ruut