Vilnius 2022: After Marija’s (32) revelation of wanting to divorce her husband Vytas (40), Russia invades Ukraine. Forced to confront their crumbling relationship, they navigate the process of divorce as it collides with the ongoing war.
ANDRIUS BLAŽEVIČIUS born in Vilnius, 1985, studied Culture history and anthropology at Vilnius University. After a while, Andrius switched to Film directing studies at Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy where he graduated with a MA in 2011.His final short film TEN REASONS (2011) won 2 Lithuanian Film Academy awards. Blaževičius’ debut feature film THE SAINT (2016) premiered at Warsaw FF and Busan FF, won 6 c and became one of the most appreciated Lithuanian independent films at the national box office with 47K admissions in total.
His sophomore film RUNNER (2021) premiered at Karlovy Vary FF with the main actress Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė being awarded as a Shooting Star by European Film Promotion. RUNNER received two Lithuanian Film Academy awards - for the main and the supporting actresses.
Andrius occasionally serves as a jury member at international film festivals, moreover, he is being invited as a reader at Lithuanian Film Centre. Blaževičius has also been a member of the selection committee at Vilnius ISFF since 2010.