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201779 minPGdocumentary

6.3/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Historical Events

What We Leave Behind

201779 minPGdocumentary

6.3/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Two sisters from Lithuania investigate their German grandmother's life, confronting family secrets and a history marked by multiple suicides.

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Jūratė Samulionytė

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Two sisters from Lithuania investigate their German grandmother's life, confronting family secrets and a history marked by multiple suicides.

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Jūratė Samulionytėdirector

Vilma Samulionytėwriter

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Two sisters from Lithuania, a filmmaker and a photographer, investigate their German grandmother's history. They address her love story and the difficulties she faced as a German in Soviet Lithuania. Family struggles, including a series of suicides, are also examined. Jūratė Samulionytė directed this 79-minute documentary released in 2017. The sisters’ inquiry prompts them to reflect on their identities and the legacies they carry from their grandmother.

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