The Saint

Šventasis

2016 | fiction | 96 min. | Lithuania, Poland

Lithuanian provincial town is facing the economic crisis in 2008. Vytas gets fired from the factory. Pushed by his wife, he immediately starts looking for a new job, but not really successfully. After having his haircut done, Vytas starts looking for a new love affair with a hairdresser Marija, but not really successfully, either. Finally, Vytas gets involved into a third search – he starts looking for a guy who posted video on youtube, claiming he saw Jesus Christ in their town. This is the only time he succeeds.

Team

Director Andrius Blaževičius
Scriptwriters Andrius Blaževičius, Teklė Kavtaradzė, Marija Kavtaradzė
DOP Linas Dabriška
Editing Silvija Vilkaitė
Production designer Aurimas Akšys
Sound directors Julius Grigelionis, Marius Blažys
Composer Vytautas Rasimavičius
Producer Marija Razgutė
Co-producer Marta Lewandowska
Cast Marius Repšys, Indrė Patkauskaitė, Gelminė Glemžaitė, Valentinas Krulikovskis, Darius Meškauskas, Vilija Grigaitytė
Production company M-Films

Awards & Festivals

23rd Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” Special Jury mention
Vilnius International Film Festival Kino pavasaris Best Actor Award – Marius Repšys
Lithuanian Film Awards “Silver Crane” 2017 “Silver Crane” award for Best Feature Film • “Silver Crane” award for Best Director: Andrius Blaževičius • “Silver Crane” award for Best Screenplay: Andrius Blaževičius, Marija Kavtaradzė and Teklė Kavtaradzė • “Silver Crane” award for Best Actor: Marius Repšys • “Silver Crane” award for Best Supporting Actress: Gelminė Glemžaitė • “Silver Crane” award for Best Supporting Actor: Valentinas Krulikovskis • Nominated for Best Individual Achievement: producer Marija Razgutė • Nominated for Best Cinematography: Linas Dabriška • Nominated for Best Actress: Indrė Patkauskaitė • Nominated for Best Editing: Silvija Vilkaitė • Nominated for Best Art Director: Aurimas Akšys
47 th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival Grand Prix