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HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR

Fiction Shortlist 2027 • 1h 48m

SKYRYBOS KARO METU
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic
2026 | 108 min. | Fiction

Vilnius 2022. High-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment for an honest conversation with her husband Vytas about divorcing – just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine goes into full scale. Now the couple must navigate the process of separation as it collides with a refugee and midlife crisis.

Directed by: Andrius Blaževičius
Written by: Andrius Blaževičius
Produced by: Marija Razgutė, Vincent Quénault, Jeanne Geiben, Jessie Fisk, Jakub Kostal, Vratislav Šlajer
Cinematography: Narvydas Naujalis
Editing: Anna Johnson Ryndová
Production Design: Greta Vileikytė
Costume Design: Aneta Grnakova
Make-Up & Hair: Adela Andela Bursova
Original Score: Jakub Rataj
Sound: Nicolas Tran Trong, Céline Bodson
Visual Effects: Marc Buckley, Siubhan Smith
Casting: Andrius Blaževičius, Áine O’Sullivan
Cast: Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė (Marija), Marius Repšys (Vytas), Amelija Adomaitytė (Dovilė), Indrė Patkauskaitė (Jūratė), Gintarė Parulytė (Ona)

Production:
M-Films
https://m-films.lt/

World Sales:
New Europe Film Sales
https://neweuropefilmsales.com/

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