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Movie review: &#039;Ashes in the Snow&#039; lingers on the surface, failing to evoke sympathy or meaning - Daily Bruin

Movie review: &#8216;Ashes in the Snow&#8217; lingers on the surface, failing to evoke sympathy or meaning

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“Ashes in the Snow” director Marius Markevicius bites off more than he can chew in his underwhelming debut. Based on the novel “Between Shades of Gray” by Ruta Sepetys, “Ashes in the Snow” follows 16-year-old Lina Vilkas (Bel Powley) and her family after they are exiled to Siberia under Stalin’s rule during World War II.

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Movie review: ‘Ashes in the Snow’ lingers on the surface, failing to evoke sympathy or meaning

By Alyssa Wheeler

Jan. 10, 2019 10:23 p.m.