Defenders of Riga (Latvian: Rīgas sargi) is a 2007 Latvian feature film directed by starring Elita Kļaviņa, Jānis Reinis, and Artūrs Skrastiņš. The film depicts the Latvian defense of Riga in November 1919 during its War of Independence. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 81st Academy Awards, but was not nominated. With a budget of over 2 million lats, Defenders of Riga was the most expensive Latvian film at the time.