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:

Sophie Cookson, Bel Powley, James Cosmo

Cast

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

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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Plot Keywords:

communism | deportation | soviet union | political repression | rape attempt | 

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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 Russian Lithuanian

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

Seeing but not feeling it.

For fans of Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, the book from which it was adapted from, it was a disappointment. I have read the book so many times and it never fails to make my heart hurt. When I heard that it would be adapted into a movie, I prepared my heart and a box of tissues for it. I was so excited for it. Sadly, they were not needed. For non readers of the book, they would probably be more accepting of this movie. To the readers and fans, they kinda cheated on by removing parts of the book that were the most heartbreaking, changing certain parts in the story and overall failing to show and evoke emotions like despair, anger, hurt...emotions I certainly felt all throughout the book. There was nothing memorable with the movie. I did not connect with any of the characters. Tbh during some major plot points they decided to keep (although there were changes, most of them big ones), I was thinking this is it, this will be the part which would change my mind about this movie but after seeing it, my reaction was meh, that was it? They really could have done a better job with the screenplay. Will I watch it again? Sorry, hard pass for me. I'd just stick with the book.