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Portraits of Voyages: Lithuania - The Hill of Crosses
Portraits of Voyages: Lithuania - The Hill of Crosses

Portraits of Voyages: Lithuania - The Hill of Crosses

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Animation

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A short animated telling of the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, a place of pilgrimage consisting of a formidable accumulation of crosses that was often razed during the Soviet period. Coming to replant a cross was then an act of resistance.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

4 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 August 2013

Country

France

Cast

Vytas Kraujelis

Vytas Kraujelis

Voice

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