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According to Kristīne Matīsa, a representative of the National Film Center, the Latvian premiere of the film is scheduled for October 18 at the Riga International Film Festival.
The San Sebastian Film Festival, which is highly regarded by film professionals, takes place this year in close collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival, which did not take place in the usual format this year due to the global pandemic, but announced its official 2020 program (56 out of 2,067 entries) and promised help spread worldwide. One of the following events of the Cannes brand is the “Selection of 17 Cannes films in San Sebastian” – various sections of the festival include films selected for Cannes, six of them In the official competition of San Sebastian.
In addition to the films of François Ozone, Thomas Winterberg and other important directors, this six also includes Sarun Bart’s film “At Twilight” – a co-production of five countries, co-produced by Lithuania, Latvia, Portugal, the Czech Republic and Serbia, Latvian producers Gints Grūbe and Inese Boka-Grūbe , studio “Mistrus Media”. According to Matīsa, Latvian film professionals play an important role in the creative group of Šarūna Bart – the artists of the film are Jurģis Krāsons, Jānis Kalniņš and Aivars Žukovskis, their team included Kristaps Kalsers, Jānis Bijubens, Rihards Bērziņš, Andris Komarovs, Jurģis Šeibas Annika Vike, Oliver Sprincis; the associated producer of the preparation period is Antra Gaile.
Šarūns Barts is one of the most internationally known Lithuanian film directors, his latest film “At Twilight” tells about the post-war events in Lithuania in the first years of the Soviet occupation regime and the resistance of the Forest Brothers. The film takes place in 1948, when the war ended, but Lithuania was turned into ruins. The main character is 19-year-old Untė, one of the national partisans who opposes the Soviet occupation. “The balance of power is unequal, but the future of the whole nation will be decided in this desperate struggle. At a time when young people usually begin to experience life, Untė experiences violence and betrayal. The line between where his youthful fervor ends and the purpose of the struggle begins is blurred, he returns. myself all, although it means losing the innocence of youth, “the film ‘s plot outlines its creators.
The film is planned to be premiered in Latvia on October 18, 2020 at the Riga International Film Festival (Riga IFF) in the program.
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