In the Dusk

Sutemose

61st TIFF: Greek premiere

Lithuania, 1948. WWII and its atrocities are over, but peace is yet to come. In a wrecked country left in ruins, the partisan movement is struggling against the Soviet occupation. Untè, a 19-year-old fighter, driven by the burning passion of youth and fully devoted to the cause of freedom, is abruptly thrust into an abyss of violence and treason. Innocence suddenly seems like a long-forgotten privilege found only in fairytales…

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Sharunas Bartas
Script: Sharunas Bartas
Cinematography: Eitvydas Doškus
Editing: Simon Birman
Sound: Fabrice Osinski, Vladmir Golovnitski, Simon Apostolou
Music: Jakub Rataj
Actors: Arvydas Dapšys, Marius Povilas Elijas Martynenko, Alina Žaliukaitė-Ramanauskienė, Salvijus Trepulis, Valdas Virgailis, Rytis Saladžius, Saulius Šeštavickas
Production: Studija Kinema, KinoElektron
Co-production: Sirena Film, Biberche Productions, Terratreme Filmes, Mistrus Media
Co-producers:
Sets: Jurģis Krāsons, Jānis Kalniņš, Aivars Žukovskis
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Lithuania, France, Czech Republic, Serbia, Portugal, Latvia
Production Year: 2020
Duration: 128'
Contact: Luxbox

Sharunas Bartas

Born in 1964 in Šiauliai, Lithuania, Sharunas Bartas graduated from VGIK film school in Moscow. In 1989, he founded Studija Kinema, the first independent studio in Lithuania. From early on, Sharunas Bartas met great critical success. His films, such as Three Days, Corridor and Few of Us, all built an uncommonly delicate aesthetic that his following features kept on expanding.

Filmography

1986 Tofolaria (short)
1995 Koridorius ǀThe Corridor
1997 A Casa ǀ The House
2005 Septyni nematomi zmones ǀ Seven Invisible Men
2015 Peace to Us in Our Dreams
2020 Sutemose ǀ In the Dusk