Drowning Dry (CinEast Festival)

Festival CinEast

Drowning Dry

Sesės Lituanie-Lettonie 2024 | Laurynas Bareiša | vostEN | 88’ | digital | Cast : Gelminė Glemžaitė, Agnė Kaktaitė, Paulius Markevičius, Giedrius Kiela

►Léopards pour la Meilleure mise en scène et Meilleure interprétation, Locarno 2024

►Candidat lituanien aux Oscars

Two families spend a weekend at a country house, enjoying the lake, cooking, and discussing finances. Though there is some envy, their time together is peaceful until a near-tragic accident changes everything. An originally told story about dealing with trauma and loss.

« An absorbing and intensely conceived story that acutely dramatizes the difficulty of overcoming a sudden loss. » (Roger Ebert)

« A wonderfully destabilising film hiding an ever-burning emotional fire beneath a layer of sophisticated sang-froid. »  (Cineuropa)