Defenders of Riga (2007)
- Original title
- Rīgas sargi
- Directed by
- Aigars Grauba
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Latvia
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Latvian soldiers defend the city of Riga from an invading army during the 1919 War of Independence. The film follows their struggle to protect their homeland against overwhelming odds.
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What happens
Defenders of Riga (Latvian: Rīgas sargi) 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. With a budget of over 2 million lats, Defenders of Riga was the most expensive Latvian film at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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