THE LEASE (NUOMOS SUTARTIS)

2002, Feature, color, 78 min.

Lithuania

Director: K. Vildžiūnas

Production: Studio Uljana Kim

After a catastrophe in her personal life, a forty year old woman is trying to find her own place in life, not to give in to the pressure of unfavourable circumstances. It’s a period in her life that could be qualified as life on the verge of a breakdown. Her life is like a mirror of post-Soviet society. For most people in Lithuania historical events (restored independence) brought crisis in their personal lives. External freedom does not necessarily bring inner freedom. —Lithuanian Film Center

World premiere at the 59th Venice International Film Festival (official Upstream selection)

Rotterdam International Film Festival (Official section)

16th International Film Festival Arsenals in Riga, Latvia. Award – The Best Baltic Fiction Film

Kino Shock Festival in Anapa, Russia (Competition section)

18th International Film Festival in Warsaw, Poland (Competition section)

44th Nordic Film Days in Lubek, Germany (Competition section)

9th International Film Festival Listapad 2002 in Minsk, Belarus (Competition section)

13th International Film Festival Northern Lights in Stockholm, Sweden

Triest International Film Festival, Italy (Competition section)

International Film Festival Young European Cinema Torun, Poland (Competition section)

International Film Festival Karlovy Vary, The Czech Republic

Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland