Ashes in the Snow (2018)
The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her drawings.
Director:
Marius Markevicius
Writer:
Ben York Jones
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Bel Powley as Lina Vilkas |
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Lisa Loven Kongsli as Elena Vilkas |
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Martin Wallström as Nikolai Kretzsky |
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Jonah Hauer-King as Andrius Aras |
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Peter Franzén as Commander Komarov |
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Sam Hazeldine as Kostas Vilkas |
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Tom Sweet as Jonas Vilkas |
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Adrian Schiller as The Man Who Winds His Watch |
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Greg Kolpakchi as Greshnev |
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Sophie Cookson as Ona |
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James Cosmo as Mr. Stakas |
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Sarah Finigan as Ms. Grodis |
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Gabija Jaraminaitė Ryškuvienė as Mrs. Rimas |
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Nadja Bobyleva as Marija |
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Timothy Innes as Nojus |
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Aistė Diržiūtė as Joana |
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Robertas Lenartavičius as Mykolas |
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Inga Maškarina as Ulyushka |
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Jurga Kalvaitytė as Kindly woman |
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Darius Meškauskas as Doctor NKVD |
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Salvijus Trepulis as Rotund NKVD |
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Ramūnas Rudokas as Clipboard NKVD |
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Valentinas Krulikovskis as Tall NKVD |
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Artiomas Rybakovas as Young NKVD |
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Valerijus Jevsejevas as Wide eyed man |
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Antanas Kurklietis as Sick prisoner 1 |
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Almira Grybauskaitė-Mikutienė as Sick prisoner 2 |
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Robertas Grigas as Priest |
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Jurij Šutskij as Native host |
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Dainius Jankauskas as Joana's boyfriend |
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Saulius Sipaitis as Man taken from bicycle |
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Jurgita Gikienė as Lina's hand double |
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Sigita Mikalauskaitė as School librarian |
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Emilija Latėnaitė-Beliauskienė as Mother Vilkas street |
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Džiugas Čiučelis as Child Vilkas street |
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Algimantas Butvila as Old man Vilkas street |
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Ramunė Skardžiūnaitė as Collapsed woman |
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Albinas Batavicius as Christmas accordionist |
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Nikolajus Urbanovič as Dead man on ship |
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Michail Makarov as Angry old man |
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Ramūnas Cicėnas as Angry NKVD |
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Lukas Petrauskas as NKVD Kaunas 1 |
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Viačeslav Lukjanov as NKVD train 1 |
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Mindaugas Papinigis as NKVD train 2 |
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Vainius Sodeika as NKVD train 3 |
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Rimantas Bagdzevicius as Altai soldier |
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Vaidas Kublinskas as NKVD altai |
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Tomas Žaibus as NKVD Kolkhoz 1 |
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Aleksandr Kanajev as NKVD Kolkhoz 2 |
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Vygandas Vadeiša as NKVD Kolkhoz 3 |
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Simonas Dovidauskas as NKVD soldier |
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Artūras Aleksejevas as NKVD trf 1 |
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Valentin Kirejev as NKVD trf 2 |
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Elzė Paškovskytė as Little girl |
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Ąžuolas Budrevičius as Little boy |
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Martynas Sanda as Child (Kaunas train station) |
| Production | Jonathan Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ben York Jones | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ruta Sepetys | Novel |
| Production | Chris Coen | Producer |
| Production | Žilvinas Naujokas | Producer |
| Production | Rich Mento | Casting |
| Production | Olivia Scott-Webb | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Anton Pokrovsky | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Ramūnas Greičius | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jurga Gerdvilaitė | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daiva Petrulytė | Costume Design |
| Directing | Marius Markevicius | Director |
| Production | Marius Markevicius | Producer |
| Sound | Volker Bertelmann | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Prithvi Chavan | Producer |
| Editing | Jonathan M. Dillon | Editor |
| Editing | Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Production | Kristina Kolytė | Casting |
| Art | Jurgita Zepp | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giedrė Jarockaitė | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jurgita Globytė | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eglė Mikalauskaitė | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Audrius Zelenius | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Julius Sičiūnas | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Valeriy Petrov | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Mantas Zilicius | Electrician |
| Lighting | Simas Gricius | Lighting Supervisor |
| Art | Ona Kvintaité | Set Dresser |
| Art | Eimantas Pakalka | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Nick Baldock | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Russo | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Kristen Hirlinger | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Julius Grigelionis | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jesus Lopez | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Cesar Davila-Irizarry | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Benjamin Gieschen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Giedrius Aleknavičius | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Chris David | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jason Dotts | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Trevor Gates | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Gary E. Beach | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Hans van Helden | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Stefan Beekhuijzen | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Tomas Ereminas | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Nicola Chisholm | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Marija Pakrijauskaite | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Walter Ratcliffe | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Aaron Peak | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Darius Šilėnas | Online Editor |
| Production | Kristijonas Puipa | Location Manager |
| Directing | Hannele Majaniemi | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ieva Svitojute | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jennifer Nguyen | Publicist |
| Art | Lina Sakalauskaite | Art Department Coordinator |
| Directing | Agne Januskyte | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Francesc Prat | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Rolandas Joneliūkštis | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tomas Vilys | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rūta Miglinaitė | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Dalia Dudenaite | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Reima Anttila | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | David Brickhill-Jones | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Ben Daley | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Marco Godles | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Tuomas Pietinen | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Titas Obelenis | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Dziugas Sema | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Martynas Šiaučiūnas | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Daniel Bartosevič | Video Assist Operator |
| Visual Effects | Ashwin Singh | 2D Supervisor |
| Crew | Bogdan Kumšackij | Stunt Double |