World Cinema
Toxic / Akiplėša
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 14th December
- 8.15 am
- Kalabhavan
Screening 2
- 16th December
- 8.15 pm
- Ajantha
Screening 3
- 19th December
- 3.15 pm
- audi 4
Saule Bliuvaite
Director's bio
Saule Bliuvaite
Saule Bliuvaite is a Lithuanian film director and screenwriter. Bliuvaite gained recognition with her short films, which explored themes of identity, relationships, and social issues. Her feature film debut, "Nuclear Family," premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in 2019.
Synopsis
Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
Details of Cast
Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė, Eglė Gabrėnaitė, Giedrius Savickas, Vilma Raubaitė, Jekaterina Makarova
Details of Crew
Ignė Narbutaitė (Editor), Vytautas Katkus (Cinematography), Gediminas Jakubka (Composer), Julius Grigelionis (Sound)
Producer Details
Giedrė Burokaitė
Writer Details
Saulė Bliuvaitė
Stills
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Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (4)
- Country Focus (7)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (6)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Restored Classics (7)
- Jury Films (5)
- Opening Film (1)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Ann Hui: Chronicler of the Outliers (5)
- The Female Gaze (7)
- Signatures In Motion (3)
- Midnight Cinema (3)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Viva el Cine: Latin American Films (5)
- Refracted Realities : The Existential Mindscapes of Hong Sang-soo (4)
- Chiaroscuro : Retrospective of Madhu Ambat (4)
- Celebrating Shabana Azmi (5)
- Centennial Tribute (3)
