Pelėdų kalnas (2018): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2018, Pelėdų kalnas is a drama, krieg and historie film directed by Audrius Juzėnas, running about 128 minutes. “The war seems about to be over. The war that is only beginning...” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Radio Free Europe, BBC, and Voice of America can only rarely get through the Iron Curtain and Soviet mufflers to Lithuania, a country torn by a war between the local resistance movement and the Soviet regime that is forced onto Lithuanian people by bayonets of the Russian army. Everybody who tries to resist the Soviet rule is either terrorized or executed or exiled to Siberia. He is one of the local high-school students who witness the local armed resistance to the Soviet occupation and ultimately decide to join it by taking a gun into their hands. He collects documents and all possible kinds of evidence that prove daunting crimes of the Kremlin. He soon becomes a legend among his peers. To girls, he is John Wayne the Hollywood Icon. Guys see him as an insurmountable obstacle and an invincible rival in matters of love.

Who’s in it. Pelėdų kalnas stars Paulina Taujanskaitė as Rita, Aidas Jurgaitis as Tadas, Arnas Danusas as Šmelingas and Rūta Šmergelytė as Aldona, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Pelėdų kalnas sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Pelėdų kalnas page.

If you liked it. Fans of Pelėdų kalnas tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.