Benjaminas Kordušas

Benjaminas Kordušas 1986

1

The film tells about the life of the Lithuanian landed nobility in the period between the two wars, about the desire to live their old life. But new times dictate new conditions, new values ​​emerge, and loyalty to old ideals is doomed...

1986

Father

Father 1990

1

The film is based on the work of the Swedish writer August Strindberg.

1990

Arrested

Arrested 2024

1

A girl arrested after a car crash is taken to a detention centre to spend the night. In a cold and dark basement, she faces the apathy of the cops - she's just another criminal in their routine. The vivid experiences and the inner confrontation with herself affect the girl. It is unclear how long her detention will last.

2024

Places

Places 2020

4.00

Two friends wander around a Soviet-era neighbourhood in the outskirts of Vilnius. An airport is going to be built here soon, and the place where they grew up will cease to exist. This thoughtful, post-dramatic film shot by director and cinematographer Vytautas Katkus is an inquiry into the psychogeography of post-Soviet Lithuania.

2020

Provisionally Yours

Provisionally Yours 2023

8.00

A screen adaptation of the bestselling novel by Lithuanian-Canadian Antanas Šileika, based on true facts.

2023

Too Young to Drive

Too Young to Drive 2014

1

Two strangers accidentally meet on a train and immediately find it hard to communicate. Too Young to Drive is a story about the hardship of finding ways to each other. Every year over ten thousand divorces are registered in Lithuania. At times when various means of communication are available to us, we are struggling to find ways and time to talk to a person close to us. Two people. One train. Different directions.

2014

Shattered Sky

Shattered Sky 1975

8.00

A son returns to his parents in Lithuania after years of traveling over all USSR and brings with him his Ukrainian wife.

1975

The Flood Won’t Come

The Flood Won’t Come 2020

6.00

A blue screen informs that war has begun. What will be needed? Collect the men, find guns, or maybe someone will give them. We need a location, a country where the war would take place. No problem, the Colonel is a real pro, he has caused wars to order, or on orders, on multiple occasions in different countries. Now his followers have grown up and caused a war in his country. He doesn’t want to, but he has to fight. He is old and tired of war. He wants to be at the table with a steaming pot of tasty mutton ribs and stare at an innocent TV screen with the news on, and the dressed-up news reporter announces that the war has begun.

2020

King Mindaugas

King Mindaugas 1984

1

A historical retelling of the first king of Lithuania, King Mindaugas, taking place in the year 1263. The film was initially created in 1981 but was banned by Soviet authorities due to an emphasis on Lithuanian nationalism and ethnic heritage.

1984

Lost Farmland

Lost Farmland 1976

1

The film covers the events in Lithuania in 1940-1945 and tells about the life of the Lithuanian intelligentsia. The characters are placed in crisis situations, when the problem of choosing a path, the problem of social and historical self-determination of the fate of the people and each person inevitably arises.

1976

It Would Be Splendid, Yet…

It Would Be Splendid, Yet… 2009

1

The year 1992. Lithuania is already independent. One day at her workplace a factory worker Danguole wins the SPECIAL prize . This means she will be entitled to welcome an American press-photographer who is coming to Lithuania in three days. She and her family are to represent the New Lithuania to the world in a photo reportage to be issued. This way the factory worker Danguole becomes a kind of a Lithuanian ambassador. Obviously, everything she owns is dated, soviet-tinged and cannot represent anything. The New Lithuania should be newly fashioned. The problem is... what exactly does the 'newly fashioned' mean?

2009

Music

Music 1978

1

Based on M.Diuras' play.

1978

The Summer of Sangaile

The Summer of Sangaile 2015

6.36

Sangaile, a 17-year-old spending the summer at her parents’ lakeside villa, becomes drawn to a free-spirited girl she meets at a nearby aeronautical show. As they grow closer, she begins to confront her fears and embrace a connection that encourages her to pursue her passion for flight.

2015

The Lawyer

The Lawyer 2020

4.00

Marius is a highly successful lawyer based in Vilnius. He becomes obsessed with Ali, a handsome Syrian refugee he first encounters in an online chatroom run out of Belgrade. Marius is rich and enjoys a vibrant social and cultural life. Nevertheless, he feels that something is missing from it. The journey from Lithuania to Serbia is a relatively short one, but can the two navigate their way through the gulf that separates their very different lives? And how do they deal with the precarious obstacles of the physical borders that stand between them? Written and directed by Romas Zabarauskas, The Lawyer questions assumptions about what it means to be an immigrant and the possibilities offered by life in contemporary Europe.

2020

Elze's Life

Elze's Life 2000

4.75

At the end of the 19th century, proud but poor fisherman Jurgaitis gets imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. His beautiful daughter Elze is sent to live with rich German merchant Michael. There she falls for his son Endrik.

2000

Letters to Sofija

Letters to Sofija 2013

5.00

Based on a true story, this is the love affair between a Lithuanian genius and the woman and the country he adored. Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis was born into a Lithuanian peasant family in 1875. Despite his lowly origins he soon revealed himself to be a child prodigy able to both paint and compose music of startling and often frightening intensity. Soon after he was struck down by a mysterious mental illness, which would plague him for the rest of his life. During his short lifetime, Ciurlionis produced over 300 paintings and 300 musical compositions. Supporting him throughout his short and painful life was his beloved wife, Sofija Kymantaite, a journalist and political activist.

2013

Motherland

Motherland 2019

6.50

Shortly after the fall of the iron curtain, 12-year-old Kovas, travels to his mother, Viktorija’s homeland for the first time. It has been 20 years since Viktorija escaped the USSR and has now returned to reclaim her beloved family estate.

2019

Whisper of Sin

Whisper of Sin 2007

5.54

A nearly-suicidal, young woman visits a psychotherapist. She is in love with a priest, and the diagnosis of her husband's mental illness leaves no hope. The psychotherapist, in her attempts to resolve the amassed difficulties, seemingly begins to duplicate the life stages and behavioral patterns of her patient. A script for this film is based on motifs from the best-seller, scandalous novel, Witch and Rain, by female author, Jurga Ivanauskaite. By choosing a priest as the main role for a love story, the author broke an existing societal taboo. Faith, Love and Hope form the trilogy by the authors of this screenplay. Love stands as the grandest of the three.

2007

Tarp mūsų, berniukų...

Tarp mūsų, berniukų... 2016

7.57

Oh, these men! No matter how long last, they still remain forever boys. And what is most concerned about the men and boys? Of course, women, cars and ... fishing! Superhit inexperienced producers created new Lithuanian comedy among us, lad ... heroes - four childhood friends, one sunny day decided to implement every Lithuanian dream - to go fishing in Norway. With colorful company embark on an adventure, humor and storyline full of surprises journey, about the dream of every man and secretly participate would like all women!

2016

Meilė gydo

Meilė gydo 2017

1

Pagrindiniai serialo herojai – medikai ir kiti ligoninės darbuotojai bei jų artimieji, kasdien kovojantys ne tik su mirtimi, bet ir su savo pačių problemomis, praeitimi, dėl savo meilės

2017

X Faktorius

X Faktorius 2012

1

X Faktorius is the Lithuanian version of The X Factor, a series originating from the United Kingdom. Based on the original UK show, the concept of the series is to find new singing talent contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The series aired in 14 of October in 2012. Based on the original UK show, the concept of the series is to find new singing talent contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.

2012

Stay there

Stay there 2016

10.00

Stay there - a show of intellectual satire, started by journalist Andrius Tapinas. This release has been available since 2016. September 11 appears on the Freedom TV channel on Youtube. The show is also broadcast on Init and Balticum regional televisions. From 2019 On July 6, the program created by Laisvės TV (also "Keep There") started broadcasting on Lietuvos Rytas television.

2016

Farai

Farai 2002

1

The Lithuanian version of Cops.

2002

Nekenčiu reklamos

Nekenčiu reklamos 2000

9.00

Nekenčiu reklamos is a Lithuanian comedy show, starring Rolandas Kazlas. It consists of non-sense funny commercials and Kazlas' life near television. There are 33 episodes, which were shown in 2000–2001.

2000