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THE GAMBLER (LOSEJAS)
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Completed - LITHUANIAN - Drama - 109 minutes

Log Line

Paramedic Vincentas is a passionate gambler, who is forced to make radical decisions to return the debts. An idea strikes Vincentas to create an illegal game related to his profession. Love, life and death will be at stake.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2013 (Debut)
  • Busan 2013 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2013 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2014 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Ignas JONYNAS
Writer(s) : Ignas JONYNAS, Kristupas SABOLIUS
Cast : Oona MEKAS, Vytautas KANIUSONIS

Producer(s) : Roberts VINOVSKIS (Locomotive Productions), Uljana KIM (Studio Uljana Kim)

Synopsis

Vincentas is the best employee at the emergency services station, whose passion is one – gambling in different games. Whenever he lands in some difficult situation, the medic is forced to grab onto something radical to return the money he is constantly losing. An idea strikes Vincentas to create an illegal game related to his profession. Initially the employees at emergency services are the only ones to be attracted to this macabre engagement. Soon enough, however, the idea kicks off and starts spreading like wildfire. The medic colleagues become betting agents, whereas Vincentas takes control of its bank. As financial matters keep on improving, a coworker Ieva starts objecting to the game. A passionate relationship has just unfolded between her and Vincentas. Soon enough he is going to face making a fateful choice – the game or love.

Production

Country(ies) : LITHUANIA, LATVIA

CZECH REPU FILM EUROPE (CZ
DENMARK Jan 01, 2015 UIP
FRANCE Dec 31, 2014 ASC DISTRIBUTIO
GERMANY Jan 15, 2015 PARAMOUNT HOME
TURKEY MOR FILM
UNITED KIN Jan 23, 2015 PARAMOUNT PICTU

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Festivals and Awards

Fest. Européen des Arcs 2014 Panorama
Festroia International Film Festival 2014 (Silver Dolphin – Best Script and Best Actor )
Warsaw Film Festival 2014 (Special Jury Award)
Riga International film festival 2014 (Best feature film DoP & Best Latvian Minority Co-production Film)
Europe around Europe Festival 2014 (Special Jury Award)
Lithuanian Silver Cranes 2014 (Best Picture / Best Director / Best Actor)


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