Audrius Juzėnas : 2013
The Excursionist
After World War II, when Europe was divided in two parts, the state of Lithuania found itself on the Eastern side of the iron curtain. There, the Stalin regime soon demolished the established way of life and cruelly suppressed any kind of resistance to that process. Hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians were deported to work in concentration camps in north and east Russia. Based on a true story from Lithuania's history, the film follows Marija, an 11-year-old girl who escapes from an exile train taking her and her family to Siberia, to start the 6,000 km long, dangerous journey back to her homeland in Lithuania. Whilst travelling she encounters a variety of people: some indifferent, others who turn her away but do not prevent her journey, only a few risking not only their freedom, but also their lives in order to help her. A film about hope and destiny, love and friendship, sacrifice and good nature, and an immeasurable love for one's homeland. Audrius Juzėnas's third feature screened at Vilnius International Film Festival 2014.
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