Extradition of the Balts (1970)
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.
Director: Johan Bergenstråhle
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Bo Brundin as Eichfuss |
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Yrjö Tähtelä as Lapa |
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Anneli Sauli as |
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Knut Blom as Alksnis |
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Helge Skoog as Actor |
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Jan Bergquist as Actor |
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Tore Lord as Vicar |
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Jonny Quantz as |
| Directing | Johan Bergenstråhle | Director |
| Writing | Per Olov Enquist | Book |
| Crew | Staffan Lamm | Cinematography |
| Crew | Petter Davidson | Cinematography |
| Writing | Johan Bergenstråhle | Writer |
| Production | Bengt Forslund | Producer |
| Sound | Bengt Ernryd | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Petter Davidson | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Staffan Lamm | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Staffan Lamm | Editor |
| Art | Nisse Skoog | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henry Olsson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjatta Tonemar | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Britt Falkemo | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Eva Lundskog | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Harald Stjerne | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lennart Engholm | Sound Editor |
