The film portrays Lukša's attempts, in trips to western Europe, to gain support for the armed anti-Soviet resistance (known as the Forest Brothers), whose fortunes in a guerrilla war against Soviet authorities were waning, largely due to widespread infiltration and harsh crackdowns by the NKVD.
Juozas Lukša-Daumantas
Nijolė
Father
Mother
Kazimieras Audronis-Pyplys
Jonas Deksnys
Algirdas Varkala-Zaliukas
Juozas Markulis-Erelis
NKVD Interogator
Writer
Director
Writer
Writer
Producer
Producer
Music
Director of Photography
Editor
Production Design
Costume Design
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Supervising Sound Editor