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Baltic Tribes

Baltic Tribes

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DocuDrama about 13th century pre-Christian culture. Danish spy Lars enters the tribal lands of the Baltic peoples, where he takes part in religious rites, cruel forays, gets high during the Summer Solstice, becomes slave to the Couronians and even fights the crusaders. Who were the last pagans of Europe and how did they live? It is a unique trip into the textures of the past and into the unknown lands of the Baltic Tribes.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Latvian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

16 May 2018

Country

Latvia

Cast

Kaspars Aniņš

Kaspars Aniņš

Lars

Kristaps Bedritis

Kristaps Bedritis

Kursaitis

Lauma Balode

Lauma Balode

Estonian slave

Andris Roze

Andris Roze

Oeselian blacksmith

Jānis Skutelis

Jānis Skutelis

Monk

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