Английская Википедия:Defenders of Riga
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Defenders of Riga (Шаблон:Lang-lv) 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.[1]
With a budget of over 2 million lats, Defenders of Riga was the most expensive Latvian film at the time.[2]
Cast
Reception
Five weeks after the premiere it had been viewed by 262,000 people, making it the most-watched film in Latvia since the regaining of independence.[3]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2008 | Lielais Kristaps | Best Supporting Actress (Ināra Slucka) | Шаблон:Won |
Best Production Design (Mārtiņš Milbrets) | Шаблон:Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor (Pēteris Krilovs) | Шаблон:Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor (Ģirts Krūmiņš) | Шаблон:Nominated | ||
Best Costume Design (Sandra Sila) | Шаблон:Nominated | ||
Best Make-Up (Emīlija Eglīte) | Шаблон:Nominated |
Production
The shooting of the film began in the spring of 2004. The outdoor scenes were shot at the 8.5 hectare Cinevilla backlot in Tukums, Latvia, where parts of Riga's Old Town and Riga's Pārdaugava district were built especially for Defenders of Riga. Around 200 extras took part in the film's battle scenes.[2] It was the first Latvian film to make an extensive use of special effects and computer graphics.[1]
References
External links
- Шаблон:IMDb title
- Official international trailer (In English)
Шаблон:Latvian submission for Academy Awards Шаблон:Authority control
- Английская Википедия
- 2007 films
- Latvian drama films
- Films set in Latvia
- Films set in Riga
- Films directed by Aigars Grauba
- Films shot in Latvia
- Films set in 1919
- Latvian War of Independence
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- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии