Post-Production - LITHUANIAN - Historical, First film, Drama - 95 minutes
Alerted by approaching invasion from the big neighbouring countries, an interwar Baltic geographer and a Prime Minister try to save their small homeland by re-establishing it in the overseas.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Karolis KAUPINIS Writer(s) : Karolis KAUPINIS Cast : Alesksas KAZANAVICIUS, Vaidotas MARTINAITIS, Valentinas MASALSKIS, Rasa SAMUOLYTĖ, Eglė GABRĖNAITĖ, Julius ŽALAKEVIČIUS Producer(s) : Marija RAZGUTE (M-FILMS)
It’s late 1930’s. Foreseeing the upcoming war in Europe, Lithuanian geographer Feliksas Gruodis comes up with an idea to save his country by establishing a Lithuanian colony overseas. The plan is a massive exodus to the so called “Reserve Lithuania” in case of occupation. Feliksas tries to sell his idea to one of the most important persons of the state – a grey cardinal of the president, the Prime Minister. Dismissing the idea at first, soon Prime Minister experiences a heart stroke as the country gets the first signs of war at it’s borders. As the president uses Prime Minister’s illness to turn him into a scapegoat, Prime Minister gets back to Feliksas, persuades him to reveal his plan and offers his help.
Country(ies) : LITHUANIA
Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 East of the West - Competition