Defenders of Riga

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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.

  • Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
  • Release Date: 2007-01-01
  • Runtime: 118 min
  • Country: Estonia, Latvia
  • Language: Latvian, German, Russian, French, English
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 5.7
Defenders of Riga poster