Summaries

An Irish language poet travels to Lithuania to tell the story of the 19th century Book Smugglers, who risked their lives to protect Lithuanian against Russification, by smuggling books, newspapers, magazines into the country from Prussia and distributing them along clandestine networks. In doing so, the poet is bound to reflect on the decline of his own language, and the relationship between the language we speak and our national and personal identity.—Anonymous

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Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Jun 11, 2011
Countries of origin United Kingdom Russia Ireland Lithuania
Official sites Official site
Language English
Production companies Era Film Planet Korda Pictures Vinegar Hill Productions NI

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Runtime 1h 13m
Color Color
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