| Defenders of Riga | |
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 Cover of Scandinavian release | |
| Directed by | Aigars Grauba |
| Written by | Andris Kolbergs Valentins Jemeļjanovs Lisa Eichhorn Andrejs Ēķis Aigars Grauba |
| Produced by | Andrejs Ēķis |
| Starring | Jānis Reinis Elita Kļaviņa Artūrs Skrastiņš |
| Cinematography | Gvido Skulte |
| Edited by | Līga Pipare |
| Music by | Aigars Grauba |
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| Country | Latvia |
| Languages | Latvian, German, Russian |
| Budget | LVL 2.2 million[1] |
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.[2]
With a budget of over 2 million lats, Defenders of Riga was the most expensive Latvian film at the time.[3]
- ^ Āboliņa, Daira (31 January 2010). "Streičs directs another hit film for Latvia". Film New Europe Association. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
The only Latvian film more expensive than this one is Defenders of Riga (with budget 2.2 million LVL)
- ^ Moody, Annemarie (26 November 2008). "Latvia Contends for Best Foreign Film With War VFX". Animation World Network. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ Vinten, Julie (9 December 2004). "Defending the new Latvian cinema". The Baltic Times. Retrieved 26 September 2009.