MURMURING HEARTS/ MURMANČIOS ŠIRDYS (2024)
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Documentary, 80 min., Lithuania, France, 2024
At a desolate farm in the snowy countryside, a group of troubled men, including recovering addicts and former prisoners, find their last chance of redemption. Led by Žanas, a former addict who turned his life around through nature and Catholicism, the men struggle to overcome their past and avoid relapse. Unexpectedly, a 14-year-old boy named Matas joins the farm, seeking solace from his own childhood trauma.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS:
Tallinn Black Nights 2024 - Doc@PÖFF international competition, best cinematography award.
PITCHINGS & TRAININGS
Last Stop Trieste, 2024, Italy.
Berlinale Talents, 2023, Germany.
Baltic Sea Docs 2022, Latvia.
Nipkow Programm 2022, Germany.
Visions du Reel 2022, Switzerland.
Esodoc (European Social Documentary) - 2021 edition.
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