Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- grim
- melancholic
- harrowing
- historical drama night
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film's historical subject and occasional imagery powerful, but considered its storytelling soapy, dreary, and narratively incoherent.
What sets it apart
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Lina and her family are deported from Lithuania to Siberia during Stalin's dismantling of the Baltic region.
Lina's aspiration as an artist and her act of creating images give personal form to persecution and survival.
The plot explicitly frames Lina's enduring hope as a force resisting the silence surrounding the deportations.
Lina's relationship with Andrius unfolds while both endure deportation and Siberian hardship.
Films like Ashes in the Snow, and why
The Book Thief
shared historical tragedy, youthful protagonists, forced displacement, and survival under authoritarian oppression
In the Crosswind
shared Baltic and Soviet historical setting, family persecution, and bleak yet humanistic drama
Aimee & Jaguar
shared historical trauma, deportation, romantic longing, and resilient female perspective
Suite Française
shared wartime romance, oppressive political violence, and emotionally direct historical storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Marius Markevicius
- Release Date
- 2018-10-12
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (133)
Cast
- Bel Powley
- Lisa Loven Kongsli
- Martin Wallström
- Jonah Hauer-King
- Peter Franzén
- Sam Hazeldine
- Tom Sweet
- Adrian Schiller
- Greg Kolpakchi
- Sophie Cookson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ashes in the Snow about?
- A teenage Lithuanian artist clings to creativity, love, and hope after Stalinist deportation tears her family from home and sends them into Siberian exile.
- What is Ashes in the Snow like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ashes in the Snow as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ashes in the Snow violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ashes in the Snow as moderate.
- What did critics think of Ashes in the Snow?
- Critics generally found the film's historical subject and occasional imagery powerful, but considered its storytelling soapy, dreary, and narratively incoherent.
- Which films are like Ashes in the Snow?
- Films with a similar feel include The Book Thief, In the Crosswind, Aimee & Jaguar, and Suite Française.
- How long is Ashes in the Snow?
- Ashes in the Snow runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ashes in the Snow?
- In United States, Ashes in the Snow streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
