“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.
Director: Andrius Blaževičius
Scriptwriter: 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:
• “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