The Visitor

Svečias

2025 | fiction | 111 min | Lithuania, Sweden, Norway

End of summer. Danielius (in mid 30s) makes a return to his hometown to sell his parents’ flat. Having nowhere to rush, he reconnects with people and the town that’s no longer his. He is confronted with a quiet sense of loneliness. But instead of resisting it, he allows himself to explore it.

Team

Director Vytautas Katkus
Writers Vytautas Katkus, Marija Kavtaradze
Producers Marija Razgutė, Brigita Beniušytė
Co-Producers Elisa Pirir, Anna-Maria Kantarius
Production companies M-Films, Staer, Garagefilm International
DOP Vytautas Katkus
Editor Laurynas Bareiša
Sound Designer Julius Grigelionis
Production Manager Gabrielė Misevičiūtė
Production Designers Lisanne Fransen, Ieva Rojūtė
Costume Designer Morta Jonynaitė
Make-Up Designer Jurgita Globytė
Cast Darius Šilėnas, Vismantė Ruzgaitė. Arvydas Dapšys
Sales Totem
Supported by Lithuanian Film Centre, Creative Europe MEDIA, Lithuanian National Radio and Television, Film Fond Nord, Swedish Film Institute

Awards & Festivals

NEXT STEP (Cannes Critics' Week) 2021 BEST PROJECT AWARD
International Award at the Les Arcs Coproduction Village 2022 ARTE INTERNATIONAL AWARD
TorinoFilmLab FeatureLab 2023 PRODUCTION AWARD
59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival BEST DIRECTOR AWARD / Crystal Globe Competition / World Premiere
Riga international film festival 2025 RIGA IFF Feature Film Competition