SYNOPSIS

Lithuania, 1948. War is over, but the country is left in ruins. 19-year-old Untė is a member of the Partisan movement resisting Soviet occupation. They do not fight on equal terms, but this desperate struggle will determine the future of the whole population. At the age of discovery of life, Untė discovers violence and treachery. The lines are blurred between the burning passion of his youth and the cause for which he is fighting. He will invest himself wholeheartedly, even if it means losing his innocence…

Original title: Sutemose Country: Lithuania, France, Czech Republic, Serbia, Portugal, Latvia Language: Lithuanian Production year: 2020 Length: 128 minutes

CAST

Arvydas Dapšys, Marius Povilas Elijas Martinenko, Alina Žaliukaitė-Ramanauskienė, Salvijus Trepulis, Valdas Virgailis, Rytis Saladžius, Saulius Šeštavickas

CREW

Director: ŠarūnasBartas Screenwriters: Šarūnas Bartas, Ausra Giedraitytė DOP: Eitvydas Doškus Costume Design: Nina Moravcova Set Design: Jurgis Krason, Junis Kalnins, Aivars Zukovskis Editor: Simon Birman Sound Design: Fabrice Osinki, Vladmir Golovnitski, Simon Apostoulo Producers: Studija Kinema, KinoElektron Coproducers: Sirena Film, Biberche Production, Terratreme Filmes, Mistrus Media World Sales: Luxbox

SHARUNAS BARTAS

Director/Screenwriter

Born in 1964 in Siauliau, Lithuania, Sharunas Bartas graduated from VGIK film school in Moscow. In 1989, he founded Studija Kinema, the first independent studio in Lithuania. From early on, Sharunas Bartas met a great critical success. His films such as Three Days, Corridor, Few of Us, all built an uncommonly delicate aesthetic that his following features kept on expanding.

Filmography

Frost (2017 - Cannes Directors Fortnight)

Peace To Us In Our Dreams (2015 - Cannes Directors Fortnight)

Eastern Drift (2010 - Berlinale)

Seven Invisible Men (2005 - Cannes Directors Fortnight)

Freedom (2000 - Venice Film Festival - Competition)

A Casa (1997 - Cannes Un Certain Regard)

Few of Us (1996 - Cannes Un Certain Regard))

Koridorius (1994 - Venice Film Festival - FIPRESCI Award )

Trys Dienos (1991 - Berlinale - FIPRESCI Award )