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Extradition of the Balts

Extradition of the Balts

Original Title: Baltutlämningen

19701h 50m

Status

Released

Release

1970

Runtime

1h 50m

Storyline

Latvian soldiers seek political asylum in Sweden after their country falls under Russian control at the end of World War II. They had been forced into military service by the Nazis to fight against the Russians. Fearing reprisals from the Russians for fighting against them, they struggle desperately to stay in Sweden. After a hunger strike, suicides, and political intervention by Sweden fails to keep them from their former enemy, they are ultimately given over to the Russian authorities. The men are sentenced to hard labor in prison camps and later released, and Latvians are plunged into repression by the aftermath of the bloody war. The cycle of political unrest was still apparent more than 50 years after the conflict.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Sep 29, 1970
Languages
DanishEstonianFinnishRussianSwedish
Production Countries
Sweden