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 |
| Production | Žilvinas Naujokas | Producer |
| Production | Rich Mento | Casting |
| Writing | Ruta Sepetys | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daiva Petrulytė | Costume Design |
| Writing | Ben York Jones | Screenplay |
| Art | Jurga Gerdvilaitė | Production Design |
| Camera | Ramūnas Greičius | Director of Photography |
| Production | Olivia Scott-Webb | Casting |
| Production | Chris Coen | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Anton Pokrovsky | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Marius Markevicius | Director |
| Production | Marius Markevicius | Producer |
| Sound | Volker Bertelmann | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Production | Kristina Kolytė | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jurgita Globytė | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Prithvi Chavan | Producer |
| Editing | Jonathan M. Dillon | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giedrė Jarockaitė | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jurgita Zepp | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eglė Mikalauskaitė | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Audrius Zelenius | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Hannele Majaniemi | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jesus Lopez | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Gates | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Hans van Helden | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Mantas Zilicius | Electrician |
| Sound | Nick Baldock | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Kristen Hirlinger | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Jason Dotts | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Walter Ratcliffe | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Darius Šilėnas | Online Editor |
| Art | Ona Kvintaité | Set Dresser |
| Production | Nicola Chisholm | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Marija Pakrijauskaite | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Michael Russo | ADR Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Gary E. Beach | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Benjamin Gieschen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Kristijonas Puipa | Location Manager |
| Lighting | Simas Gricius | Lighting Supervisor |
| Sound | Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Aaron Peak | Digital Intermediate |
| Camera | Julius Sičiūnas | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Cesar Davila-Irizarry | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Julius Grigelionis | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Chris David | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Stefan Beekhuijzen | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Tomas Ereminas | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Jennifer Nguyen | Publicist |
| Camera | Valeriy Petrov | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Eimantas Pakalka | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Giedrius Aleknavičius | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Ieva Svitojute | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Francesc Prat | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Rolandas Joneliūkštis | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Lina Sakalauskaite | Art Department Coordinator |
| Camera | Tomas Vilys | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Agne Januskyte | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Martynas Šiaučiūnas | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ben Daley | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Tuomas Pietinen | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Dziugas Sema | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Titas Obelenis | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Reima Anttila | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | David Brickhill-Jones | Aerial Camera |
| Visual Effects | Ashwin Singh | 2D Supervisor |
| Art | Dalia Dudenaite | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Marco Godles | Aerial Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rūta Miglinaitė | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Daniel Bartosevič | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | Bogdan Kumšackij | Stunt Double |