The Path to Baltic Freedom (2013): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2013, The Path to Baltic Freedom is a documentary film directed by Askolds Saulītis, running about 98 minutes.

What it’s about. The film, dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Popular Front of Latvia, shows the most important turning points in the history of the Latvian National Awakening and Singing Revolution, as well as the rebirth of Latvian national symbols and values. In The Path to Baltic Freedom the authors focus on lesser known pages of history – the influence of perestroika on the early national movements of the 1980s, the role and participation of the Secret Service and the Communist Party in the newly-forming mass movements and their wish to guide or at least control them. The history of the Popular Front is shown not only until their victory in the first free elections in the history of the USSR that resulted in the restoration of independence for the Baltic states; the film also includes the decline of the organization after it had reached the most crucial of its goals.

Who’s in it. The Path to Baltic Freedom stars Andris Keišs as (voice).

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Path to Baltic Freedom page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Path to Baltic Freedom tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.