Nobody Wanted to Die (1965)

Original title

Niekas nenorėjo mirti

Directed by

Vytautas Žalakevičius

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union, Lithuania

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In post-World War II Lithuania, a local man becomes the village leader and must navigate the violent conflict between Soviet authorities and Lithuanian partisans. The story follows his efforts to protect his community while facing moral dilemmas and personal loss.

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What happens

Nobody Wanted to Die (Lithuanian: Niekas nenorėjo mirti, Russian: Никто не хотел умирать) is a 1965 Lithuanian film made in Soviet Lithuania and directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius. Žalakevičius, actor Donatas Banionis, and cinematographer Jonas Gricius were awarded USSR State Prize for the film in 1967. It is recognized as the first Soviet film to portray the lives of the Lithuanian partisans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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