---
title: 'Defenders of Riga (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aigars Grauba'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Latvia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/defenders-of-riga-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471359/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Defenders of Riga (2007)

2007 · 118 min · War · Latvia

Original title: Rīgas sargi

## Synopsis

Defenders of Riga 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aigars Grauba](https://cinepixo.com/people/aigars-grauba)
- **Screenplay:** [Lisa Eichhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-eichhorn), [Andris Kolbergs](https://cinepixo.com/people/andris-kolbergs)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gvido Skulte](https://cinepixo.com/people/gvido-skulte)

## Cast

- [Artūrs Skrastiņš](https://cinepixo.com/people/arturs-skrastins)
- [Jānis Reinis](https://cinepixo.com/people/janis-reinis)
- [Vilis Daudziņš](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilis-daudzins)
- [Indra Briķe](https://cinepixo.com/people/indra-brike)
- [Pēteris Krilovs](https://cinepixo.com/people/peteris-krilovs)
- [Ināra Slucka](https://cinepixo.com/people/inara-slucka)
- [Andris Keišs](https://cinepixo.com/people/andris-keiss)
- [Ģirts Ķesteris](https://cinepixo.com/people/girts-kesteris)
- [Romualds Ancāns](https://cinepixo.com/people/romualds-ancans)
- [Pēteris Gaudiņš](https://cinepixo.com/people/peteris-gaudins)
- [Elita Kļaviņa](https://cinepixo.com/people/elita-klavina)
- [Uldis Dumpis](https://cinepixo.com/people/uldis-dumpis)

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