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Stories Set in Vilnius
Vilnius is Lithuania's baroque capital, old town lanes around a self-declared artists' republic. KGB cells turned museum underneath: it layers occupations like paint, and its credits are quiet but steady. Murer: Anatomy of a Trial and The Boy in the Suitcase sit on its shelf. Open Vilnius on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 2 books and 4 movies set in Vilnius.

Murer: Anatomy of a Trial
Franz Murer the Butcher of Vilnius a former Austrian SS officer established organized and ruled the Vilnius ghetto in Lithuania during the World War II. Different survivors of the Shoah testify when he is judged in 1963…

The Boy in the Suitcase
Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who can’t say no when someone asks for help—even when she knows better. When her estranged friend Karin leaves her a key to a public…

An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
Drama about historical figure Barbara Radziwiłł her romance with King Sigismund II August her death and her posthumous return to Vilnius.

Сказки старого Вильнюса
"Сказки старого Вильнюса. Том 1" - сборник из 24 рассказов, тёзок улиц Вильнюса. Невероятные истории происходят прямо на наших глазах: вроде бы, частично автобиографичные записки самого Фрая, но если присмотреться –…

The Lawyer
Marius is a highly successful lawyer based in Vilnius. He becomes obsessed with Ali a handsome Syrian refugee he first encounters in an online chatroom run out of Belgrade. Marius is rich and enjoys a vibrant social and…

Walden
After 30 years of exile in Paris Jana travels back to Vilnius. She wants to see again the lake that Paulius her first love called “Walden”.
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