Ashes in the Snow (2018)

In 1941, a 16 year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.

Director:

Marius A. Markevicius

Writers:

Ben York Jones (screenplay by), Ben York Jones

Stars:

Bel Powley, Peter Franzén, Jonah Hauer-King

Cast

Credited cast:
Bel Powley	...	Lina
Peter Franzén	...	Commander Komarov
Jonah Hauer-King	...	Andrius Aras
Sophie Cookson	...	Ona
James Cosmo	...	Mr. Stakas
Martin Wallström	...	Nikolai Kretzsky
Lisa Loven Kongsli	...	Elena
Timothy Innes	...	Nojus
Adrian Schiller	...	The Man Who Winds His Watch
Sam Hazeldine	...	Kostas Vilkas
Nadja Bobyleva	...	Marija
Ieva Andrejevaite
Dolya Gavanski	...	Mrs. Aras
Tom Sweet	...	Jonas Vilkas
Aiste Dirziute	...	Joana

Storyline

In 1941, a 16 year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.

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Taglines:

Inspired by True Events.

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

Lithuania USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2018 (Lithuania)

Also Known As:

Ashes in the Snow

Filming Locations:

Lithuania

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sorrento Productions, Tauras Films, Twilight Merengue Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

To avoid potential confusion with 50 Shades of Gray, many alternative titles were considered to replace the original title, "Between Shades of Gray". Screenwriter Ben York Jones came up with Ashes in the Snow, for its similarity in cadence, and its narrative significance.

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Goofs

CO-17-774 steam locomotive was built in 1937 as as CO-19-774 and only in 1958 was converted to CO-17-774.

User Reviews

Baltic Schindler's List

Without giving out the spoilers, it's not possible to say much. But look, I was sitting in the packed cinema hall and I had to sniff again when one of the bad guys started to smoke as I could smell the tobacco burning. And then, when there was a snowstorm, it felt like they turned the heating off. That's a first for me. Yes, it is close to home - I'm Estonian, so the scenario was the same in my country as it was in Lithuania. And in Latvia. And in Ukraine, and so on. Just replace the nazis SS with the communists NKVD and you get it why I referred to the Schindler's List. Brilliant acting, brilliant cinematography, everything worked really well together. Thanks! Please indulge yourselves and get some real cinema experience.