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Red Forest

Red Forest

Homeland, spies and betrayal - based on true events

20191 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A drama about the national resistance movement in Latvia after the Soviet occupation. Events take place in 1949 when the British intelligence service MI6 tries to find out about the situation in the Baltic States occupied by the Soviet Union. Wittold (Jekabs Reinis), together with other Latvians, works hard in his daily work, and Velta (Agnese Cirule) is a nurse. They dream of going to the United States, saving money, planning a wedding and arranging the necessary documents because the US carefully selects emigrants. But Wittold decides to take part in the Mission, and the hope of changing history changes his life.

Created by Normunds Pucis
Written by Normunds Pucis, Matīss Gricmanis, Armands Zvirbulis
Produced by Arta Ģiga
NetworksLTV1

Top Cast

J

Jānis Znotiņš

Jēkabs Raģelis

P

Pāvels Griškovs

Dubins

Jānis Vimba

Jānis Vimba

Rūdolfs Silarājs

Jēkabs Reinis

Jēkabs Reinis

Vitolds Reķis (segvārds Krauja)

Agnese Budovska

Agnese Budovska

Velta Rožkalns

Elīna Vaska-Botere

Elīna Vaska-Botere

Ligita

Gatis Gāga

Gatis Gāga

Krūms

Dainis Grūbe

Dainis Grūbe

Leons

Jurijs Djakonovs

Jurijs Djakonovs

Rubenis

Mārtiņš Upenieks

Mārtiņš Upenieks

Themes & Keywords

soviet union1940s1950sbaltics

About Red Forest

Red Forest is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of soviet union, 1940s, 1950s, baltics. Created by Normunds Pucis, it stars Jānis Znotiņš, Pāvels Griškovs, Jānis Vimba. A drama about the national resistance movement in Latvia after the Soviet occupation. Events take place in 1949 when the British intelligence service MI6 tries to find out about the situation in the Baltic States occupied by the Soviet Union. Wittold (Jekabs Reinis), together with other Latvians, works hard in his daily work, and Velta (Agnese Cirule) is a nurse. They dream of going to the United States, saving money, planning a wedding and arranging the necessary documents because the US carefully selects emigrants. But Wittold decides to take part in the Mission, and the hope of changing history changes his life.

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