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

Filmed from January to April 2016, but not released in the United States until its limited release in January 2019.

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Goofs

In one shot of the train, modern locomotive (probably TEM-TMH) is visible.

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.