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Nobody Wanted to Die

Niekas nenorėjo mirti

1965 · 107 min · Drama

In postwar Lithuania, a farming community is torn between the Soviet authorities and the anti-Soviet partisans hiding in the forests, and the sons of a murdered village elder set out for revenge. A landmark Soviet-Lithuanian drama.

Runtime

107 min

Genre

Drama · Action · History

Mood

thoughtful · dark · uplifting

Entry

some context

Best for

film history

Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat Non-exhaustive