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How to Divorce During the War

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How to Divorce During the War

Skyrybos Karo Metu

direction Andrius Blaževičius

Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic 2026 Fiction Cor 108 min.

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Vilnius, 2022. Successful executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment to come clean to her husband, Vytas, about getting a divorce: on the very eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Now, the couple must navigate their separation amid the outbreak of a refugee crisis and their own midlife crises. A frustrated film director, Vytas moves back in with his Russophile parents, whose worldviews clash completely with his own. Over time, however, he finds a chance to reinvent himself through anti-war performance art. For Marija, the clash between her desires and her morality leaves her frustrated and alone. Not even her attempt to help refugees by hosting a Ukrainian family in her luxury apartment brings any relief. Perhaps, in the end, life with the boring but stable Vytas wasn’t so bad after all. Winner of the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival.

lithuania luxembourg ireland czech republic politics migration contemporary crises relationships & sexuality family social issues award-winning films international film festivals

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technical sheet

direction

Andrius Blaževičius

screenplay

Andrius Blaževičius

cinematography

Narvydas Naujalis

editing

Anna Johnson Ryndová

sound design

Nicolas Tran Trong

music

Jakub Rataj

casting

Andrius Blaževičius, Áine O’Sullivan

production design

Greta Vileikytė

cast

Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Marius Repšys, Amelija Adomaitytė, Indrė Patkauskaitė, Gintarė Parulytė

production

Marija Razgutė

co-production

Vincent Quénault, Jeanne Geiben, Jessie Fisk, Jakub Kostal, Vratislav Šlajer

produced by

M-film

co-produced by

Red Lion, Feline Films, Bionaut

world sales

New Europe Film Sales

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