In 1941, Lithuanian activist Andrius Gluosnis kills a Jew, Isaac, at the Lietukis garage massacre. Years later, in Soviet Lithuania, his friend, movie director Gutauskas, returns from the USA with a screenplay of a film that tells in detail the massacre and a situation where Isaac is being killed. This screenplay becomes evidence for an investigation that the KGB began on the events of 1941. Gluosnis' friend Gutauskas becomes the main suspect. Gluosnis’ life sets about to crumble during the preparations for the film – his guilt tortures him until he understands that he has to make peace with the victim.
The film discusses themes of guilt, friendship, love, regret and self-liberation in the difficult historical context of the Holocaust and post war Soviet era in Lithuania.

Direction: Jurgis Matulevičius

Script: Saulė Bliuvaitė, Jurgis Matulevičius, Nerijus Milerius

Production: Stasys Baltakis

Cinematography: Narvydas Naujalis

Editing: Jurgis Matulevičius, Saulė Bliuvaitė, Gintare Sokelyte

Production Design: Paulius Aničas

Costume Design: Agnė Matulevičiūtė

Make-Up: Justė Butkė

Sound: Wojciech Mielimąka

Original Score: Domas Strupinskas, Agne Matuleviciute

Visual Effects: Aleksandras Polevojus, Simonas Korsakas

Cast: Aleksas Kazanavičius, Dainius Gavenonis, Severija Janušauskaitė, Martynas Nedzinskas

Original Title: IZAOKAS

Original Languages: German, Lithuanian, Russian

Film Production Country: Lithuania

Website: https://isaacfilm.com

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/FilmIsaac

Statement of the Director/s
Writing this screenplay we wanted to comprehend the everyday life of the post-war Soviet era and through that – to better understand our parents, grand-parents and the whole society of that time and how it formed in the shade of the former tragic events. However, the ideas of the film should be relevant during any historical period, as well as nowadays, as Isaac is about the constant fight within the human being – with himself and his environment.
I wouldn’t call this a film a historical drama, I think it's more of a dream about a period of time, where we tried to re-invent history through stories, photographs and films. In order to create our own world. I see it more as a bad dream from which you can’t wake up.

Biography of the Director/s
Jurgis Matulevičius is a director, screenwriter and editor form Vilnius, Lithuania. He graduated from the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy with a degree in Film Directing. Jurgis has worked with well-known Lithuanian film directors Šarūnas Bartas, Algimantas Puipa and others.

Filmography of the Director/s
2019 ISAAC
2015 INTERROGATOR, short
2013 VICTIM, short
2012 ANIMA ANIMUS, short
2011 ABSURD PEOPLE, short

Production Company:
Film Jam
stasys Baltakis
Zvirgzdyno 20
Vilnius, LT01205, Lithuania
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: Lithuania
Website: https://www.filmjam.eu/

World Sales:
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Moscow, 129226, Russia
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Press:
Film Jam
Rita Stanelytė
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Vilnius, 01205, Lithuania
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Phone: +370 688 84863
Website: https://www.filmjam.eu/