Year 2026
Genre Drama
Country Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic
Director Andrius Blaževičius
Duration 108 min

How to Divorce During The War

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2026 | fiction | 108 min | Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic

Vilnius 2022. High-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment for an honest conversation with her husband Vytas about divorcing – just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine goes into full scale. Now the couple must navigate the process of separation as it collides with a refugee and mid-life crisis.

Team

Director & writer Andrius Baležvičius
Cinematographer Narvydas Naujalis
Producer Marija Razgutė
Associate producer Brigita Beniušytė
Co-producers Vincent Quénault, Jeanne Geiben, Jessie Fisk, Jakub Kostal, Vratislav Šlajer
Production designer Greta Vileikytė
Composer Jakub Rataj
Editor Anna Ryndova
Cast Marius Repšys, Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Amelija Adomaitytė, Indrė Patkauskaitė, Gintarė Parulytė
A production of M-Films
A co-production of Red Lion, Feline Films, Bionaut
With the support of Lithuanian Film Centre, Film Fund Luxembourg, Screen Ireland, Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA, Lithuanian National Radio and Television
International Sales New Europe Film Sales

Festivals & Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2026 World Dramatic Competition / World premiere / Directing Award in Dramatic Cinema Competition
49th Göteborg Film Festival 2026 International Competition / European premiere
16th Luxembourg City Film Festival Official Competition
44th Uruguay International Film Festival International Competition / Special Jury Award
50th Hong Kong International Film Festival Young Cinema Competition (World) / Best Director Award
45th Istanbul Film Festival
25th Las Palmas International Film Festival International Competition / Second Award
23rd Crossing Europe Linz Film Festival European Panorama Fiction Programme
27th Jeonju International Film Festival Frontline programme
14th Diaspora Film Festival Diaspora Features
19th Mendocino Film Festival
16th Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival
38th Galway Film Fleadh Conflict
60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Horizons
Melbourne International Film Festival 2026 Australian premiere
Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival 2026 Netherlands premiere / Amsterdam & Utrecht
FilmFest Hamburg 2026 Kaleidoscope programme / German premiere
Zurich Film Festival 2026 International Feature Film Competition / Swiss premiere
53rd FilmFest Gent Official programme / Belgian premiere
Riga International Film Festival 2026 Latvian premiere
London Baltic Film Festival 2026 UK premiere
Washington DC International Film Festival 2026
Cinematik Piešťany International Film Festival 2026 Slovak premiere
Jakarta World Cinema 2026 Official Selection: World Cinema
42nd Warsaw International Film Festival Polish premiere
Dili International Film Festival 2026 Eurocinema programme
Cinelibri International Book-to-Film Festival 2026
São Paulo International Film Festival 2026 International perspective programme
16th Lithuanian Film Festival Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin 2026
Belfast Film Festival 2026
Tallin Black Nights Festival (PÖFF) Baltic Film Competition
Arras Film Festival 2026 European Competition programme
International Film Festival Glasgow 2026
New Nordic Films Co-Production Market
Berlinale Co-Production Market

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