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

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

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