Lithuanian cinema gained international attention with its unflinching portrayals of Soviet-era trauma, and Ashes in the Snow captures that history through the mass deportations of the 1940s. The country's industry has grown steadily since independence, earning a reputation for sober, carefully crafted drama. See what Macca made of it all below.
Rating: 3.5★
Lithuanian cinema does not often make waves on the international festival circuit, but Toxic (2024) arrived with enough momentum to turn heads. Writer-director Saulė Bliuvaitė's debut feature picked up the Golden Leopard in the Signs of Life section at Locarno, which is precisely the kind of recognition
Genre Drama
★★½ — Ashes in the Snow (2018)
Genre Drama
★★½ — Tevanik (2014)
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