Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga

Directed by Aigars Grauba

Produced by Platforma Filma, Ruut

2007118 min5.6 / 10

A historical war drama centered on an underdog struggle for national independence, balancing the grim realities of combat with the hope of a fledgling nation's survival.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Defenders of Riga violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Defenders of Riga sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Defenders of Riga scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Defenders of Riga easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Defenders of Riga end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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