Archive of films Runner / Bėgikė
Lithuania / Czech Republic
2021, 87 min
Section:
East of the West Competition
Year: 2021
When Marija learns that her boyfriend, who has had another of his psychotic episodes, has disappeared from their home, she runs into the streets of the city in order to find him and hopefully prevent a tragedy. Andrius Blaževičius’s dynamic drama, set over the course of 24 hours, explores the subjects of love and freedom. Marija is played with vital energy by the actress Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, who was chosen for the prestigious Shooting Stars program at this year’s Berlinale.
Synopsis
When Marija learns that her boyfriend, who has had another of his psychotic episodes, has disappeared from their home, she runs into the streets of the city in order to find him and hopefully prevent a tragedy. In his second film, Lithuanian director Andrius Blaževičius explores the subjects of love and freedom since, as he puts it, “I’m interested in a person’s free will and choice to sacrifice their freedom for something extremely important to them.” Blaževičius has created an immensely dynamic drama, set over the course of 24 hours, in which formal elements such as a shaky camera and an unsettling soundtrack significantly add to the main protagonist’s emotional state. Marija is played with vital energy by Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, who was chosen for the prestigious Shooting Stars program at this year’s Berlinale.
Lenka Tyrpáková
About the director
Andrius Blaževičius (1985, Vilnius). Selected filmography: Ten Reasons (Dešimt priežasčių, 2011, short), The Saint (Šventasis, 2016), Runner (Bėgikė, 2021).
Contacts
Alief.
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France
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www: http://alief.co.uk
Publicity contact
Marijana Harder
Tel: +491 777 942 871
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | East of the West Competition |
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Director: | Andrius Blaževičius |
Screenplay: | Marija Kavtaradzė, Teklė Kavtaradzė, Andrius Blaževičius |
Dir. of Photography: | Narvydas Naujalis |
Music: | Jakub Rataj |
Editor: | Ieva Veiverytė |
Art Director: | Aurimas Akšys |
Producer: | Marija Razgutė |
Production: | M-Films |
Coproduction: | Bionaut |
Cast: | Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Marius Repšys, Laima Akstinaitė |
Sales: | Alief. |
Contact: | Marijana Harder |
Guests
Andrius Blaževičius
Film Director
Zygimante Elena Jakstaite
Actress
Marija Razgutė
Producer
Brigita Beniušytė
Producer
Narvydas Naujalis
Director of Photography
Marija Kavtaradze
Screenwriter
Tekle Kavtaradze
Screenwriter
Marijana Harder
Publicist