Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven

1967 · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Under the USSR oppression a family breaks up and its members find themselves on opposite sides of the barricades. Based on the Mykolas Sluckis' novel, the film tells the story of a dramatic and painful reality of the post-war Lithuania.

Directed by Raimondas Vabalas · Written by Raimondas Vabalas

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