Release Date: January 11th, 2019
Not Yet Rated |1 hr 39 min
Plot SummaryDuring World War II, a 16-year-old artist and her family get deported to Siberia as Stalin brutally dismantles the Baltic region.
Cast: Bel Powley, Martin Wallström, Lisa Loven Kongsli
Director: Marius A. Markevicius
Genres: Historical drama
Production Co: Vertical Entertainment
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. show more
The film is heartfelt and often powerful, but sometimes too sluggish to carry maximum impact. show more
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. show more
