Frères de la forêt, des résistants face à l'URSS
2025•9.0•Released
DocumentaryHistoryWar
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.
Director
Antoine De Meaux
Languages
French
Studio
Program33
Cast
Loïc Corbery
Voix-off (de la Comédie-Française)
Jonas Kadzionis
Frère de la forêt, Lituanie
Ruuben Lambur
Frère de la forêt, Estonie
Albinas Kentra
Frère de la forêt, Lituanie
Martin Andreller
Archéologue, Historien, Estonie
Dalius Zygelis
Historien, Lituanie
Ricardas Padvaiskas
Guide, Lituanie
Meelis Möttus
Agriculteur, Fils de Frère de la forêt, Estonie
Nijolé Maslauskiené
Conservatrice des Archives du KGB, Lituanie
Production
Company
Program33
Company
Era Film
Company
France Télévisions
Company
LRT
Company
RTBF
Company
Unité Documentaire RTBF-Liège
Company
CNC
Company
Angoa-Agicoa
Producer
Fabrice Coat
Producer
Constance Ortuzar
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