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In the Dusk
Lithuania, 1948. War is over, but the country is left in ruins. 19-year-old Untė is a member of the Partisan movement resisting Soviet occupation. They do not fight on equal terms, but this desperate struggle will determine the future of the whole population. At the age of discovery of life, Untė discovers violence and treachery. The lines are blurred between the burning passion of his youth and the cause for which he is fighting. He will invest himself wholeheartedly, even if it means losing his innocence…
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Lithuania, 1948. War is over, but the country is left in ruins. 19-year-old Untė is a member of the Partisan movement resisting Soviet occupation. They do not fight on equal terms, but this desperate struggle will determine the future of the whole population. At the age of discovery of life, Untė discovers violence and treachery. The lines are blurred between the burning passion of his youth and the cause for which he is fighting. He will invest himself wholeheartedly, even if it means losing his innocence…
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Genre:Drama, History
Written By:Šarūnas Bartas, Ida Giedraitė
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Runtime:128 minutes
Studio:KINEMA, KinoElektron, Sirena Film, Biberche, Mistrus Media, Terratreme
Cast
Šarūnas Bartas
Director
Arvydas Dapšys
Jurgis Pliauga
Marius Povilas Elijas Martynenko
Untė
Alina Žaliukaitė-Ramanauskienė
Elena Pliaugienė
Valdas Virgailis
Ignas
Vita Šiaučiūnaitė
Agnė
Salvijus Trepulis
Deacon
Saulius Sestavickas
Tusk
Rytis Saladžius
Hook
Marius Jasiulionis
Dollar
Tomas Stirna
Boar
Egidijus Bakas
Big Mort
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