Defenders of Riga

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07/07/2013 Defenders of Riga is set in 1919 in the newly proclaimed, but partially recognized republic of Latvia. But the civil war in Russia and the large amount of German troops still present in Latvia makes it difficult for the allies to interact or even recognize Latvia. The German general Rüdiger von der Goltz decides to lent his troops to the white general Pavel Bermondt in order to capture Riga and annex Latvia into Czarist Russia once more. But the Latvians doesn't give up that easy, thanks to the leadership of a brave general and the main protagonist named Martin who have always fought for a free Latvia. First of all, I found this film very disappointing indeed. The production values are so poor, the use of digital camera is just nauseating, the same goes for the soap opera music. This movie feels too much like a regular TV-movie, a poor one. The only thing that kept my interest was the history and how it would turn out. But when I found out that some parts were inaccurate there goes the reason for watching it. It also contains a lot of war cliches and "inspiring" speeches. I can see why this film is the biggest grossing film in Latvia of all time, because of it's patriotism, but it doesn't have the same value or appeal elsewhere. Thumbs down. See more 10/13/2010 First Latvian film I've ever seen. Very well made actually. See more 11/24/2009 Fantastic visual look back in time. But actors are not give themself 100% See more 08/20/2009 Fant filmen svaert lite interessant. Men det er jo ikke ofte det kommer film fra den kanten der, saa det skal dem ha... See more 08/16/2009 Nja, den var jobbig o seg, kollade inte ens klart om sanningen ska fram! See more 07/27/2009 Lavish historical drama about the war for Latvian independence....Well-done film, but first and foremost an exercise ijn patriotism. See more Read all reviews

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