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  • 2019
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2019
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary During World War II, 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

Directed By: Marius A. Markevicius

Written By: Ben York Jones, Ruta Sepetys

  • 2019
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2019
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m

Ashes in the Snow

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
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Summary During World War II, 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

Directed By: Marius A. Markevicius

Written By: Ben York Jones, Ruta Sepetys

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
1 Review
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
43% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
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43% Mixed
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43% Negative
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70
Jan 27, 2019
Ashes in the Snow is a good, yet unsatisfying movie with the potential to have been so much better. The pace is too slow, and the characters’ arcs are predictable.
By Tiffany Tchobanian FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 7, 2019
The film is heartfelt and often powerful, but sometimes too sluggish to carry maximum impact.
By Stephen Farber FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 10, 2019
Director Marius A. Markevicius and screenwriter Ben York Jones fail to find much of a fresh angle on genocide and widespread cruelty.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 10, 2019
There are a few powerful images.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
38
Dec 26, 2019
Powley, a delight in “”Diary of a Teenage Girl” and “A Royal Night Out,” can be applauded for trying something darker, but the checkbox script and pedestrian direction Marius A. Markevicius, who produced Peter Weir’s escape from Siberia thriller “The Way Back,” let her down.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
38
Jan 11, 2019
The depictions of degradation and sadism are arguably accurate, yes. But they’re executed in a context that’s almost entirely free of meaningfully specific historical detail, to the extent that one comes to suspect this movie of commodifying human suffering.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 11, 2019
Filmmakers never seem to run out of footnotes to history during World War II. This one is better served in the pages of a novel. It doesn’t work on film.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW

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5.6
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4 Ratings
38% Mixed
3 Ratings
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50% Positive
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38% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Production Company Sorrento Productions, Tauras Films, Twilight Merengue Studios
Release Date Jan 11, 2019
Duration 1 h 38 m
Genres
Tagline Inspired by True Events.
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Awards

Lithuanian Film Awards
• 4 Nominations
Political Film Society, USA
• 2 Nominations

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