Owl Mountain (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Owl Mountain is a drama, war and history 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. Owl Mountain 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, Owl Mountain 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 Owl Mountain page.

If you liked it. Fans of Owl Mountain tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.