PEACE TO US IN OUR DREAMS
2015, Drama, DCP, 107"
Director: Shrunas Bartas
Screenwriter: Sharunas Bartas
DOP: Eitvydas Doškus
Sound designers: Jean-Guy Veran, Vladimir Golovnitski, Sigitas Motoras
Editor: Gintarė Sokelytė
Set designers: Audrius Dumikas, Julija Matulytė
Composer: Alexander Zekke
Producers: Sharunas Barta, Jurga Dikčiuvienė at Studija Kinema
Co-producers: Janja Kralj at Kinoelektron, Alexandre Plotnikov at Look Film, Vincent Wang at House on Fire
Cast: Sharunas Bartas, Lora Kmieliauskaitė, Ina Marija Bartaitė, Eugenijus Barunovas, Aušra Eitmontienė, Edvinas Goldsteinas, Klavdija Koršunova
One summer day, a man, his current compagnion and his daughter arrive to their countryside house to spend a weekend. After the death of her mother, the sixteen year old daughter lives with her father, whose attention she lacks. He is tired of his daily routine at work and does not know how to find strength to carry on living. His wife, a violinist, does not feel any joy of life, as she is confused in her priorities – music, love and career. Despite the fact they love each other, their relationship is tensed and is on the brink of collapse.
Film premiered at Cannes Film Festival: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, 2015.
Istanbul International Film Festival: Nominee for Golden Tulip, Turkey, 2016
Sharunas Bartas retrospective at T-Mobile New Horizons Film Festival, Poland, 2015
Sharunas Bartas retrospective at Indie Film Festival, Brasil, 2015
CINEAST Film Festival: Official selection, Luxembourg, 2015
Listapad International Film Festival: Main Feature Competition, Belarus, 2015
Baltic Film Days: Official selection, Norway. 2015
Sevilla European Film Festival: Official selection, Spain, 2015
Lisboa & Estoril: Official selection, Portugal, 2015
Batumi International Art-House Film Festival: Feature film Selection, Georgia, 2015
Riga International Film Festival: Official Competition, Latvia 2015
Stockholm IFF: Open Zone, Sweden, 2015
Palic European Film Festival: Parallels and Encounters, Serbia, 2015
Vukovar Film Festival: Europe, Open un, Croatia, 2015
Haiffa International Film Festival: Gaia, Israel, 2015
Rio International Film Festival: World Panorama, Brasil. 2015
CameriMage: The Baltic Sea Region Cinema Review, Poland 2015
Lithuanian Film Awards Winner Silver Crane Best Feature Film, Best Director Sharunas Bartas, Best Supporting Actress Klavdiya Korshunova, Best Editing Gintare Sokelyte, Best Cinematographer Eitvydas Doskus, Lithuania, 2016