Extradition of the Balts

Extradition of the Balts (1970)

Baltutlämningen

Latvian soldiers seek political asylum in Sweden after their country falls under Russian control at the end of World War II. They had been forced into military service by the Nazis to fight against the Russians. Fearing reprisals from the Russians for fighting against them, they struggle desperately to stay in Sweden. After a hunger strike, suicides, and political intervention by Sweden fails to keep them from their former enemy, they are ultimately given over to the Russian authorities. The men are sentenced to hard labor in prison camps and later released, and Latvians are plunged into repression by the aftermath of the bloody war. The cycle of political unrest was still apparent more than 50 years after the conflict.

Date of release
1970-09-29
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Johan Bergenstråhle

Casting

Interesting facts

A Baltic Tragedy is a 1970 Swedish drama film directed by Johan Bergenstråhle. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. The film is based on Per Olov Enquist's Legionärerna: En roman om baltutlämningen, which itself is based on the Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers to the Soviet Union that took place in 1946.

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