Berlin First Look: Bel Powley Goes to War in 'Ashes in the Snow' (Exclusive Photo)

The World War II drama is based on Ruta Sepetys' best-seller 'Between Shades of Gray.'

Bel Powley is on a mission to break through in The Hollywood Reporter's first look at Ashes in the Snow.

In the World War II drama based on Ruta Sepetys' best-seller Between Shades of Gray, the Diary of a Teenage Girl actress plays Lina Vilkas, a 16-year-old who is forced to live in a Siberian work camp amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region. An aspiring artist, she attempts to use her art to send messages to her imprisoned father.

Jonah Hauer-King and Martin Wallstrom also star in the film.

Marius Markevicius is directing the coming-of-age tale from a screenplay by Ben York Jones. Ashes in the Snow is now in production in Lithuania.

Feb. 15, 7:10 a.m. Corrected the work-camp location information.