Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga (2007)

Rīgas sargi

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.

Date of release
2007-01-01
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Action, Drama, History, War
Director
Aigars Grauba

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Cinevilla
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Defenders of Riga is a 2007 Latvian feature film directed by Aigars Grauba starring Elita Kļaviņa, Jānis Reinis, and Artūrs Skrastiņš. The film depicts the Latvian defense of Riga in November 1919 during its War of Independence. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 81st Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Production

The shooting of the film began in the spring of 2004. The outdoor scenes were shot at the 8.5 hectare Cinevilla backlot in Tukums, Latvia, where parts of Riga's Old Town and Riga's Pārdaugava district were built especially for Defenders of Riga. Around 200 extras took part in the film's battle scenes. It was the first Latvian film to make an extensive use of special effects and computer graphics.

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