Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied asylum and returned to the Soviets, charged with treason, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. It was later discovered and verified that his...
Staged as a classic-era Bible epic, a celebrated bride discovers she is incapable of bearing children, while her cousin, a struggling farmer, harbours a dark jealousy towards a prosperous shepherd.
