Ashes in the Snow

One sadly portrait of what was the soviet comunist regime occupation on the Baltic republics and the tirany of the red army rules in Lithuania under the orders of Stalin. Great movie. Must watch #Lithuania #Freedom #URSS #Gulags

This adaption is unfortunately bleak and unsatisfying. The potential was wasted with World War II cliches. The film lacks substance compared to the fantastic story it's based on. The plot never gives our characters time to develop. The only thing this movie achieved right was the casting. In conclusion, the inspirational story has been turned into a dull and boring big-screen adaptation! It's not worth watching.

Ashes in the Snow? More like Cliches in the Snow

Es una buena película acerca de la invasión soviética en Lituania; la trama es buena y las actuaciones son decentes; es recomendable.

Does not live up to the book it's based on but it is a good movie. A lot of important characters are left out though.

This is a decent movie. Any movie that details communist crimes is good in my view because there aren't a lot of these types of films.

If you read the (highly recommended) novel that was made into this movie, (originally called Between Shades of Grey,) and enjoyed that novel, DO NOT watch this movie. It was missing some key parts or characters included in the book, ones that really brought the plot together. All-in-all this movie was really hard to understand, and if I hadn't read the book before, I wouldn't have had A CLUE about what was going on, and would've fallen asleep within the first five minutes. Really, though, the plot was all over the place! There was also barely any dialogue, and if there was, the actors sounded more like shy fifth graders forced to perform in front of an audience; quiet, and mumbling most of the time. Also, a personal thing that irritated me in this movie was how they portrayed Kretzky as a villain. Kretzky was my favorite in the book, but if I ever told my friends that he was my favorite after watching this movie with them, all I'd get is a weird look. He was a great guy in the novel, trust me! If you haven't read the book yet and did not enjoy the movie, please give the book a chance, it really is great, and far better than this sorry excuse for a movie.

Well done representation of Stalin's brutality.

Beautiful story about hope even in the midst of total destruction in all levels

Nice to remind the world that Communism wasnt all that great ether. Felt like there was more to this story and that something was missing. Good cast.