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Lithuania is a Baltic country of forests and baroque old towns, Europe's last pagan nation. Exile and occupation run through its long-memory stories. Hannibal Rising was born here; Between Shades of Gray was deported from here. Open Lithuania on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Lithuania

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 19 books, 22 movies and 1 game set in Lithuania.

Apie fotografiją

Apie fotografiją

by Susan Sontag
book

Ši knyga - ne fotografijos istorija, o bandymas apmąstyti problemas, kurias kelia fotografinių atvaizdų įsigalėjimas dabarties pasaulyje. Šešiose koncentruotuose esė, kurios skaitomos beveik kaip grožinė literatūra,…

Setting: LithuaniaTime Period: 1973
Hannibal Rising

Hannibal Rising

Young Hannibal Productions-Carthago Films-Dino De Laurentiis Company-ETIC Films-Quinta Communications-Zephyr Films-Ingenious Media-The Weinstein Company-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
movie

The story of the early murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate…

Setting: Lithuania; FranceTime Period: Mid 20th Century
Between Shades of Gray

Between Shades of Gray

by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author)
book

Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable…

Setting: ['Siberia (Russian Federation)', 'Lithuania']Time Period: 1941; World War II
Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

by Daniel Tammet
book

One of the world's fifty living autistic savants is the first and only to tell his compelling and inspiring life story - and explain how his incredible mind works.This unique first-person account offers a window into…

Setting: UK; LithuaniaTime Period: 2006
Altorių šešėly

Altorių šešėly

by Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas
book

Didžiausias V. Mykolaičio-Putino kūrinys - trijų dalių psichologinis intelektualinis romanas "Altorių šešėly" - XX a. ketvirto dešimtmečio pradžios raštijos kontekste regisi kaip beprecedentė pastanga išvesti iš…

Setting: LithuaniaTime Period: 1930s
Ashes in the Snow

Ashes in the Snow

Tauras Films-Sorrento Productions
movie

The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her…

Setting: Siberia, Russia; LithuaniaTime Period: World War II
Knights of the Teutonic Order

Knights of the Teutonic Order

Zespól Filmowy "Studio"
movie

A tale of a young impoverished nobleman who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three…

Setting: Lithuania; PolandTime Period: 15th Century
The Summer of Sangaile

The Summer of Sangaile

Les Films d'Antoine-Fralita Films-Viking Film
movie

Seventeen-year-old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. She meets a girl her age at the summer aeronautical show nearby her parents' lakeside villa. Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret and in…

Setting: LithuaniaTime Period: 2010s
In the Crosswind

In the Crosswind

Baltic Pine Films-Allfilm
movie

June 14 1941 3 a.m. Over 40000 people from Estonia Latvia and Lithuania are deported by Soviets to Siberia. Among them is a philosophy student Erna a happily married mother of a little girl. Separated from her husband…

Setting: Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Siberia, RussiaTime Period: World War II Era
Born Strong

Born Strong

Triple Threat Television
movie

Born Strong is the story of the four strongest men on the planet. Each year the Arnold Strongman Classic crowns the winner in the purest test of strength on the planet. This year’s Arnolds are unique with each of these…

Setting: USA; Lithuania; UK; IcelandTime Period: 2017

The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 42 in the catalogue for this entry. For the full live catalogue, open Lithuania in the StoryTerra app. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.

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