Frères de la forêt, des résistants face à l'URSS

Antoine De Meaux
2025-01-21


9
0 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Loïc Corbery Voix-off (de la Comédie-Française) Unowned
Jonas Kadzionis Frère de la forêt, Lituanie Unowned
Ruuben Lambur Frère de la forêt, Estonie Unowned
Albinas Kentra Frère de la forêt, Lituanie Unowned
Martin Andreller Archéologue, Historien, Estonie Unowned
Dalius Zygelis Historien, Lituanie Unowned
Ricardas Padvaiskas Guide, Lituanie Unowned
Meelis Möttus Agriculteur, Fils de Frère de la forêt, Estonie Unowned
Nijolé Maslauskiené Conservatrice des Archives du KGB, Lituanie Unowned