Director and Writer: Andrius Blaževičius
Cast: Marius Repsys, Zygimante Elena Jakstaite, Amelija Adomaityte
Producers: Marija Razgute, Vincent Quenault, Jeanne Geiben, Jessie Fisk, Jakub Kostal, Vratislav Slajer
Sales: New Europe Film Sales
Lithuania, Russia, United States
In Vilnius in 2022, Marija has a revelation that she wants to divorce her husband, Vytas, right before Russia invades Ukraine. Forced to confront their crumbling relationship, they navigate the process of divorce as it collides with the ongoing war.
Writer-director Andrius Blaževičius creates a sensitive and timely film that delicately inflects a compelling domestic drama with insight about the complicated experience of navigating daily life in an increasingly war-torn world.
Just as they are dissolving their union, Marija and Vytas find that many of the values on which they’ve built their safe and comfortable lives feel in danger of crumbling. They are forced to juggle their anger and fear over a war igniting on their doorstep; a desire for normalcy for themselves and their clear-eyed daughter, Dovile; and the need to be on the side of right. While focused on the separating couple’s precarious path forward, Blaževičius’ script also sharply illustrates the myriad ways the Russian invasion impacts the entire cast of complex, believable characters who cross into the film’s frame.