The Invisible Front

Name: The Invisible Front
Genre: Biography, Drama, War, Documentary
Released: November 7, 2014
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 65

2014

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| Release Date: November 7, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: In 1944, Soviet forces occupied Lithuania for a second time in less than five years. This time the youth of the nation chose to fight back and formed a guerrilla army of partisans called the Forest Brothers. Among them was a charismatic leader named Juozas Luksa who joined the resistance with his three brothers. Having realized that the penIn 1944, Soviet forces occupied Lithuania for a second time in less than five years. This time the youth of the nation chose to fight back and formed a guerrilla army of partisans called the Forest Brothers. Among them was a charismatic leader named Juozas Luksa who joined the resistance with his three brothers. Having realized that the pen was mightier than the sword Luksa risked his life to escape to Paris in 1948 to spread the word of the partisan struggle. In Paris, Luksa quickly joined up with Western intelligence agencies, wrote a memoir and met the love of his life: Nijole. Shortly after their wedding, Luksa, was air-dropped back into Soviet Lithuania by the CIA to help liberate his country. The Invisible Front tells the story of Lithuanian resistance, Luksa and Nijole through the use of Luksa’s writings and his love letters to Nijole.… Expand

Director: Jonas Ohman and Vincas Sruoginis

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, War, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 76 min

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Betsy Sharkey

Nov 20, 2014

We look to documentaries like The Invisible Front — dense with detail, straightforward in laying out the issues — to put history in perspective. And in this case to illuminate a little-known page from it. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 6, 2014

Featuring generous amounts of haunting archival footage and photographs, the film is occasionally a bit diffuse in its narrative, straining to convey the complexities of its story with an overabundance of detail. But it ultimately succeeds. Read full review

Danny King

Nov 4, 2014

Befitting a doc about a data-intensive struggle, the movie benefits from a wealth of resources. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Nov 6, 2014

This film, somewhat clumsy yet full of illuminating interviews, seems mostly like an exercise in building national pride, but it holds lessons for anyone trying to resist an overwhelming force. Read full review

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