In the Dusk

Sharunas Bartas

Fiction / HD / 128' / 2020

Lithuania, 1948. The 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 will also be confronted with violence and betrayal The lines are blurred between the burning passion of his youth and the cause for which he is fighting. He is ready to commit himself to the fullest, at the risk of loosing his innocence.


Directing Sharunas Bartas Script Sharunas Bartas, Ausra Giedraityte Assistant Director Jurga Dikčiuvienė Cinematography Eitvydas Doškus Sound Fabrice Osinski Editing Simon Birman Music Jakub Rataj Sound Design Vladmir Golovnitski Sound Mix Simon Apostolou

Partners

PRODUCTION Studija Kinema, KinoElektron, CO-PRODUCTION Sirena Film, Biberche Productions, Terratreme Filmes, Mistrus Media International Sales Lux Box

Awards

Best Screenplay, Minsk International Film Festival, Bielorussia'20

Festivals

73º Festival de Cannes'20
San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain'20
Leffest - Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival, Portugal'20
Busan International Film Festival, South Korean'20
Transatlantyk Festival, Poland'20
Adelaide Film Festival, Australia'20
Mostra de Sao Paulo - Competition, Brazil'20
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece'20
Minsk International Film Festival, Bielorussia'20
European Film Festival in South Africa'20
IFFI Goa, India'20
Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh'20
Trieste Film Festival, Italy'20
FICIC de Casablanca, Morocco'20
Chennai International Film Festival, India'20
FICUNAM, Mexico'21