The Children from the Hotel America

The Children from the Hotel America (Lithuanian: Vaikai iš „Amerikos“ viešbučio) is a 1990 Lithuanian drama film.

The Children from the Hotel America
Directed by	Raimundas Banionis
Written by	Maciejus Drygas
Starring	Augustas Šavelis Gabija Jaraminaitė Jūratė Onaitytė Jurga Kaščiukaitė Gediminas Karka Linas Paugis Rolandas Kazlas Giedrius Čaikauskas
Music by	Faustas Latėnas
Release date	December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Lithuania
Language	Lithuanian

The film revolves around the lives of teenagers in Soviet Lithuania. The protagonists of the film are fans of rock'n'roll music which is banned in the USSR and are interested in the hippie movement, secretly listening to the Luxembourg radio. They all live in a house which was formerly a hotel, called "America". Events of Kaunas' spring affect them as they are involved. After their attempt to send a letter to the Luxembourg radio, teenagers would become suspects by the KGB.

See also

• 1972 unrest in Kaunas
• Rock and roll and the fall of communism

External links

• imdb