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Forest of the Gods (2005)

Forest of the Gods poster
Original title
Dievų miškas
Directed by
Algimantas Puipa
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, Lithuania
Runtime
2h
Rated
N-13
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man recounts his experiences as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp in Lithuania during World War Two. The film follows his daily struggle to survive and maintain his humanity in the face of cruelty and absurdity.

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What happens

Forest of the Gods (Lithuanian: Dievų miškas) is a 2005 film, directed by Algimantas Puipa, based on the 1957 Balys Sruoga novel of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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