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Loss
Nereikalingi zmones
Lithuania, 2008, 96 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: Ireland
Topics: Drama, Experimental
Program: Awards Buzz
Language: Lithuanian English Sub-Titles

Set in Vilnius and Dublin, Maris Martinsons' multilayered mystery is reputedly inspired by both Dostoevsky and John Guare. A sad-sack drunk in Vilnius, Ben has it in for two of his exes, one of whom has an adopted son whose birth mother may be living in Dublin. Tightly scripted, Martinsons' film ties everything together in an expert manner.

DIRECTOR: Maris Martinsons
Producer: Maris Martinsons, Linda Krukle, Zivile Gallego
Editor: Maris Martinsons
Screenwriter: Maris Martinsons, Raimondas Paskevicius
Cinematographer: Gints Berzins
Music: Andrius Mamontovas
Principal Cast: Valda Bickute, Kostas Smoriginas, Andrius Mamontovas, Dalia Micheleviciute, Daiva Tamosiunaite
Filmography: Debut Feature

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