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 such Cannes brand event is a 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 in San Sebastian (more information – here).
In addition to the films of François Ozone, Thomas Winterberg and other important directors, this six also includes a film by Sharon Bart Twilightī – co-production of five countries, in the creation of which Lithuania, Latvia, Portugal, the Czech Republic and Serbia cooperated, Latvian producers are Gints Grūbe and Inese Boka-Grūbe, studio Mistrus Media. Latvian film professionals play an important role in the creative group of Šarūna Bart – the film’s artists are Jurģis Krāsons, Jānis Kalniņš and Aivars Žukovskis, their team included Kristaps Kalsers, Jānis Bijubens, Rihards Bērziņš, Andris Komarovs, Jurģis Šeibaks, Romāns Dzjibaks, Romāns Dzjī 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 In the twilight tells about the post-war events in Lithuania in the first years of the Soviet occupation regime and the resistance movement of the Forest Brothers. The film takes place in 1948, when the war ended, but Lithuania was turned into ruins. Nineteen-year-old Untė is one of the national partisans opposed to 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 are usually beginning to experience life, Untė is experiencing violence and betrayal. The line between where his youthful fervor ends and the purpose of the struggle begins is blurred, he surrenders himself to everything, even though it means losing the innocence of his youth.
Information about the film is available on the website of San Sebastian here.
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