Movie Description

Frères de la forêt, des résistants face à l'URSS

(2025)

Overview

Between 1944 and 1953, 170,000 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians put up fierce resistance to the Soviet invasion, hiding deep in the vast Baltic forests. Driven by a dream of freedom, they defied a ruthless empire with few resources but unwavering determination. Through previously unseen archives and the poignant accounts of the last survivors, this documentary reveals their clandestine struggle, their heroic sacrifices, and their legacy, timeless symbols of a desperate fight to escape the Soviet stranglehold and preserve the flame of independence.

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Facts

Original TitleFrères de la forêt, des résistants face à l'URSS

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2025-01-21

Original LanguageUnknown

Production CompaniesProgram33,Era Film,France Télévisions,LRT,RTBF,Unité Documentaire RTBF-Liège,CNC,Angoa-Agicoa

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History
  • War