Weekend in Hell

Weekend in Hell

1987 · 92 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama, War, Adventure

Two POWs - Russian and Lithuanian - are trying to escape a German Camp during WWII.

Directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius · Written by Vytautas Žalakevičius

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Cast

Vladimir Bogin Denis
Vidas Petkevičius Teacher
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Inga
Juozas Budraitis Geman General
Vytautas Paukste Melders (German officer)
Uldis Vazdiks Head of the concentration camps ( "Ogre")
Algirdas Paulavicius Esser (commander of the coastal battery)
Saulius Balandis Friedrich (Adjutant General)
Irena Kuksėnaitė mistress of the chief of the concentration camp ( "ogress")
Edgaras Savickis Concentration camp prisoner
Vladas Radvilavicius

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