Ashes in the Snow

One girl's voice breaks the silence of history

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.

Bel Powley

(Lina Vilkas)

Lisa Loven Kongsli

(Elena Vilkas)

Martin Wallström

(Nikolai Kretzsky)

Jonah Hauer-King

(Andrius Aras)

Peter Franzén

(Commander Komarov)

Sam Hazeldine

(Kostas Vilkas)

Tom Sweet

(Jonas Vilkas)

Adrian Schiller

(The Man Who Winds His Watch)

Greg Kolpakchi

(Greshnev)

Sophie Cookson

(Ona)

James Cosmo

(Mr. Stakas)

Sarah Finigan

(Ms. Grodis)

Gabija Jaraminaitė Ryškuvienė

(Mrs. Rimas)

Nadja Bobyleva

(Marija)

Timothy Innes

(Nojus)

Aistė Diržiūtė

(Joana)

Robertas Lenartavičius

(Mykolas)

Inga Maškarina

(Ulyushka)

Jurga Kalvaitytė

(Kindly woman)

Darius Meškauskas

(Doctor NKVD)

Salvijus Trepulis

(Rotund NKVD)

Ramūnas Rudokas

(Clipboard NKVD)

Valentinas Krulikovskis

(Tall NKVD)

Artiomas Rybakovas

(Young NKVD)

Valerijus Jevsejevas

(Wide eyed man)

Antanas Kurklietis

(Sick prisoner 1)

Almira Grybauskaitė-Mikutienė

(Sick prisoner 2)

Robertas Grigas

(Priest)

Jurij Šutskij

(Native host)

Dainius Jankauskas

(Joana's boyfriend)

Saulius Sipaitis

(Man taken from bicycle)

Jurgita Gikienė

(Lina's hand double)

Sigita Mikalauskaitė

(School librarian)

Emilija Latėnaitė-Beliauskienė

(Mother Vilkas street)

Džiugas Čiučelis

(Child Vilkas street)

Algimantas Butvila

(Old man Vilkas street)

Ramunė Skardžiūnaitė

(Collapsed woman)

Albinas Batavicius

(Christmas accordionist)

Nikolajus Urbanovič

(Dead man on ship)

Michail Makarov

(Angry old man)

Ramūnas Cicėnas

(Angry NKVD)

Lukas Petrauskas

(NKVD Kaunas 1)

Viačeslav Lukjanov

(NKVD train 1)

Mindaugas Papinigis

(NKVD train 2)

Vainius Sodeika

(NKVD train 3)

Rimantas Bagdzevicius

(Altai soldier)

Vaidas Kublinskas

(NKVD altai)

Tomas Žaibus

(NKVD Kolkhoz 1)

Aleksandr Kanajev

(NKVD Kolkhoz 2)

Vygandas Vadeiša

(NKVD Kolkhoz 3)

Simonas Dovidauskas

(NKVD soldier)

Artūras Aleksejevas

(NKVD trf 1)

Valentin Kirejev

(NKVD trf 2)

Elzė Paškovskytė

(Little girl)

Ąžuolas Budrevičius

(Little boy)

Martynas Sanda

(Child (Kaunas train station))