Archive of films Nova Lituania / Nova Lituania
Lithuania
2019, 96 min
Section:
East of the West - Competition
Year: 2019
1938. A new war looms on the horizon. Geographer Gruodis comes up with a novel solution to the situation: he proposes creating a “backup Lithuania” overseas, a place where the country’s inhabitants could move in case of danger… Working with carefully composed black-and-white shots, debuting director Karolis Kaupinis has forged this original idea into the gripping drama of a man trying to save his homeland while facing the collapse of his marriage.
Synopsis
1938. While the young Lithuanian state celebrates twenty years of independence, the situation in Europe is becoming increasingly tense, and a new war looms on the horizon. Geographer Feliksas Gruodis comes up with a novel solution to the situation: he proposes creating a “backup Lithuania” overseas, a place where the country’s inhabitants could move in case of danger. All he needs is support for his idea from the political elite… Working with carefully composed black-and-white shots, debuting director Karolis Kaupinis has forged this original idea into a gripping drama, whose protagonist tries to implement a utopian plan for saving his country while facing the slow breakdown of his marriage.
Lenka Tyrpáková
About the director
Karolis Kaupinis (b. 1987, Vilnius, Lithuania). Filmography: The Noisemaker (Triukšmadarys, 2014, short), Watchkeeping (Budėjimas, 2017, short), Nova Lituania (2019)
Contacts
Some Shorts
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Netherlands
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E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Black & white, DCP
World premiere
Section: | East of the West - Competition |
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Director: | Karolis Kaupinis |
Screenplay: | Karolis Kaupinis |
Dir. of Photography: | Simonas Glinskis |
Editor: | Silvija Vilkaitė |
Art Director: | Audrius Dumikas |
Producer: | Marija Razgutė |
Production: | M-Films |
Cast: | Aleksas Kazanavičius, Vaidotas Martinaitis, Valentinas Masalskis, Rasa Samuolytė, Eglė Gabrėnaitė |
Sales: | Some Shorts |
Guests
Marija Razgutė
Producer
Simonas Glinskis
Director of Photography
Karolis Kaupinis
Film Director
Wouter Jansen
Sales Agent