Extradition of the Balts
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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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Cast
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Bo Brundin
Eichfuss
Known for
The Great Waldo Pepper
Raise the Titanic
Yrjö Tähtelä
Lapa
Also in
Topralli
Elämänmeno
Anneli Sauli
Known for
The Man Without a Past
The Mysterious Magician
Knut Blom
Alksnis
Helge Skoog
Actor
Also in
Ebba och Didrik
Creepschool
Jan Bergquist
Actor
Also in
Herr och fru Papphammar
Gustav III
Tore Lord
Vicar
No other roles listed
Jonny Quantz
Also in
Mask of Murder
Luftburen
Johan Bergenstråhle Director · Per Olov Enquist Author Bengt Ernryd Composer
First release September 29, 1970 · Produced in Sweden · Languages Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Russian, Swedish
Production
SF Studios
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Svenska Filminstitutet
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Sweden
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Original title
Baltutlämningen
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Estonian · Finnish · Russian · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · September 29, 1970
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