A young convict is faithful to his code of action. He is not going to betray his friends and keeps silence. The investigators are powerless. But one day he is visited by his mother whom he has never seen before.
A small seaside resort on the coast. A young girl lives here with her mother, who keeps breaking out in tears ever since the father left the family.
Summer 1940, Lithuania is already occupied by the Soviets. In the interrogation underground, interrogator Pijus Karpavičius is nervously smoking, while in another room two arrested people meet - priest Antanas and Kazys, the leader of the still-organising anti-Soviet underground.
A true story about an 11-year-old girl named Maria who makes her way back home to Lithuania from Siberia.
The film is based on the novel by Romualdas Granauskas, winner of the Lithuanian National Cultural and Arts Award, and is the chronicle of a young man’s shifting relationships as he adjusts rather dramatically to the unfamiliarity of freedom. The film will be shown in Lithuanian with English subtitles. Duburys won the Silver Crane Award in Lithuania. It has been selected as Lithuania’s entry for this year’s Oscar nomination in the foreign language film category. Duburys was entered in the Montreal World Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and has been invited to Cairo International Film Festival and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Forty year old Tomas Papartis is a regular guy, who lives a regular life. One day due to system failure he is declared dead. His bank card doesn't work anymore, his apartment is sold to the government, as if he had ceased to exist. Here stars Tomas's battle to prove- he's alive!
Bumbling country bumpkin Kęstas and his urbane brother Vincas unexpectedly inherit five million dollars each, but only if they complete their late uncle’s bizarre final wishes. Under the watchful eye of notary’s daughter Justė, the pair must pull off a series of outlandish tasks - from staging their uncle’s funeral to stealing apples, selling potatoes, and even climbing inside a cow’s pancake - before they can claim the fortune - and, perhaps, discover what it truly means to be brothers.
The first feature of Lithuanian Valdas Navasaitis is a drama which unravels the hopeless 1970s, when people were deprived of their roots and forced to sit and watch their lives slip from their fingers. In a decrepit house that once belonged to a bourgeois family, several families seek shelter. Senis, a 65-year-old alcoholic, lives on the ground floor with his wife and their 16-year-old daughter. Senis is a survivor of the Nazis as well as the communist camps. He drowns the pain of his memories in a nearby pub and in talking to a depressed young laborer, Lorenca. Later on, a young couple and a lonely eccentric who enjoys only his cat's company join the inhabitants. Children wile away the time with useless games or spying on adults. When Lorenca hangs himself at the ruins of a nearby factory, the lives are shaken up. During the dinner held for the deceased, they find a moment of common hope.
Having lost their jobs due to a Soviet takeover of Lithuanian Television in 1991, its employees declare a hunger strike in protest. Initial enthusiasm is slowly replaced by frustration about a single question – how long can they hold physical and emotional hunger?
Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in a tiny post-Communist town, finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.
Waiting that makes you grow up. Saule (15) and Liucija (6) are two sisters living alone, waiting for their parents who have temporarily gone to London in search of work. The biggest responsibility falls on older Saule's shoulders - she must take care of Liucija, look after home while dealing with the usual issues of a teenager's life. With so much on her plate and the huge stress Saule is unable to fit in with her peers. The girls do their best to live on their own and struggle with reality but sometimes being a grown-up is just too hard.
The story of a fifteen-year old girl who feels that her room, her district, her school and even herself is too small for her.
Fake life bursts like a bubble when Donatas receives a phone call from his rich and powerful father.
During the interwar period, a Lithuanian geography professor tries to convince the government to establish a backup state overseas, in order to save their country from ruin. However, the idea is mostly mocked and opposed. Still, there is hope in the secret support from the elderly prime minister, who has become disillusioned with politics.
Film exploration of Solveig Mastekaitė’s “Novels about the Night” motifs.
Jule comes to think that Santa, to whom she and her friend Aida wrote letters, does not exist. Despite feeling disappointed, Jule decides to keep this secret from Aida so as not to shatter her friend’s innocent belief.
Justelis is a young, good-looking, friendly IT professional who, after drinking too much alcohol at the company Christmas party, accidentally spills his heart to one of his best friends and reveals his deepest secret - he's still a virgin.
Malvina, a once celebrated ballerina now in her mid-eighties, now languishes in a monotonous routine. After she unexpectedly meets Kipras, a talented painter of her age, he becomes the catalyst for change. Together, they defy society's expectations about seniors, transcending age and challenging taboos. As they escape from relatives and institutions, they discover that freedom isn't merely physical; it's about breaking free from invisible chains. Their journey unfolds as a pas de deux – a dance of resilience, rebellion and redemption.
Ornithologist Vilius, trapped by guilt and loss, gets himself into a dangerous smuggling business, unexpectedly, this criminal activity forces him to rethink his life and reconnect with his daughter.
A kiosk vendor stands in an empty supermarket daydreaming and contemplating the ontology of people and commodities.
In an academic committee where student performances are judged, a newcomer lecturer must decide: confront the power she once respected or stay silent to belong.
In an academic committee where student performances are judged, a newcomer lecturer must decide: confront the power she once respected or stay silent to belong.
A woman returns to old Vilnius in search of her grandmother’s house, only to find a city rapidly erasing the past in favor of the future. She wanders the changing streets and encounters colorful local characters – but as night falls, reaching her goal becomes increasingly difficult. The film is a poetic meditation on constant movement and a longing to belong.
A woman in her forties tries to find her own place in life, having experienced many personal trials.