The Blue Hills

The Blue Hills

2006 · 59 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary, War

A documentary on the volunteer Estonian Army's defense against the Soviet Army in 1944 with an emphasis on its last stand in the region known as the Blue Hills of Estonia.

Directed by Raimo Jõerand

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