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Defenders of Riga
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.
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Awards
- 2009 - Latvian Film Prize - Best Supporting Actor (Labakais aktieris otra plana loma) - nominated
- 2009 - Latvian Film Prize - Best Supporting Actor (Labakais aktieris otra plana loma) - nominated
- 2009 - Latvian Film Prize - Best Supporting Actress (Labaka aktrise otra plana loma) - winner
- 2009 - Latvian Film Prize - Best Production Design (Labakais makslinieks) - winner
