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Lithuanian
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Based on the memoirs of Melānija Vanaga, Chronicles of Melanie is a terrifying account of the mass deportation of residents of Soviet-occupied Latvia that occurred in June of 1941 as Stalin tightened his grip on power. Melanie, one of over 17,000 people deported to Siberia under suspicion of "collaborating with the enemy", is forcibly separated from her husband Aleksandrs shortly after Soviet troops barge into her home at gunpoint and force her,...
3) Miracle
Language
Lithuanian
Description
Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in a tiny post Communist town finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.
4) Sangailė
Language
Lithuanian
Description
Seventeen year-old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. Afraid of heights, she has never dared to enter the cockpit. At a summer aeronautical show, she meets Auste, a local girl of her age, who lives her life to the fullest. As the two girls become lovers, Sangaile finds Auste the only person to truly encourage her in flying.
5) The gambler
Language
Lithuanian
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Vincentas is the best paramedic in his unit. He is also an insatiable gambler with mounting debts. Desperate, he crafts an illegal game betting on the lives he is trying to save. Although his financial matters improve, Vincentas finds himself addicted to this illicit new thrill, causing problems for his burgeoning romance with a colleague.
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