Baltic Tribes

May 16, 2018

1h 40m

★ 5.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

History

Production Companies

Arkana Studio

Tritone Studio

Warmińsko-Mazurski Fundusz Filmowy

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Cast

Lars

Kaspars Aniņš

Kursaitis

Kristaps Bedritis

Estonian slave

Lauma Balode

Oeselian blacksmith

Andris Roze

Monk

Jānis Skutelis

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