This film tells about the most striking and tragic phenomenon during the development of self-awareness of the Latvian nation – the Latvian Riflemen. The first Daugavgrīva regiment, the second Riga, third Kurland, fifth Semigallian, sixth Tukums, seventh Bauska and eighth Valmiera regiments of Latvian Riflemen – this was Latvia before its statehood. The film is a historically chronological study beginning with the formation of the Riflemen battalions and their first battles until the end of the Civil War in Russia, when a large part of the Riflemen returned home to the recently established state of Latvia. This is a story about common people challenged by the Big Epoch that determined their lives.
Directing | Askolds Saulītis | Director |
Writing | Askolds Saulītis | Writer |
Editing | Askolds Saulītis | Editor |
Production | Askolds Saulītis | Producer |
Writing | Dainis Īvāns | Writer |
Camera | Andrejs Verhoustinskis | Director of Photography |
Sound | Jānis Brunovskis | Music |
Sound | Jānis Brunovskis | Sound Director |
Production | Bruno Aščuks | Producer |