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Pilgrims
Piligrimai
2021 Lithuania 92 min N-13
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Paulius and Indrė arrive in a small town near an airport. The next day they pretend to be buying a house, but get recognised by the owner and thrown out. It becomes clear that Paulius is the brother and Indrė was the girlfriend of a boy who was kidnapped, raped and murdered four years ago. Undisturbed by the mood of the locals, they carry on retracing the steps of this gruesome crime.
“Mastering every shot of the film, Laurynas Bareiša speaks the film language that inspires. Extremally precise and polished, “Pilgrims” talks and breaths Cinema with honesty and sensitivity that the story delivers.” (Marija Fridinovaitė)
World Premiere: Venice Film Festival, Horizons, 2021
Awards: Best Film, Venice Film Festival, Horizons, 2021; Best Screenplay, Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2021
“Mastering every shot of the film, Laurynas Bareiša speaks the film language that inspires. Extremally precise and polished, “Pilgrims” talks and breaths Cinema with honesty and sensitivity that the story delivers.” (Marija Fridinovaitė)
World Premiere: Venice Film Festival, Horizons, 2021
Awards: Best Film, Venice Film Festival, Horizons, 2021; Best Screenplay, Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2021
Director's biography
Laurynas Bareiša (b. 1988, Lithuania) graduated in Applied Mathematics and Cinematography, and earned an MA in Film Directing (2016). He recently worked as cinematographer on the feature film Summer Survivors by Marija Kavtaradzė (Toronto IFF, Discovery 2018). He directed the short films By the Pool (Venice IFF, Orizzonti 2017) and Caucasus (Locarno FF, Leopards of Tomorrow 2018). His newest short film Dummy premiered at Berlinale Shorts 2020.


Director(s) - Laurynas Bareiša
Screenwriter(s) - Laurynas Bareiša
Actors - Gabija Bargailaitė, Giedrius Kiela, Paulius Markevičius, Indrė Patkauskaitė, Jolanta Dapkūnaitė, Ieva Andrejevaitė
Producer(s) - Klementina Remeikaitė
Cinematographer - Narvydas Naujalis
Editor(s) - Laurynas Bareiša
Sound -
Composer(s) -
Sales agent -
Distributor - Kino Pavasaris Distribution
Production company -
Translation -
Dialogues - Lithuanian
Subtitles - English
Director's biography
Laurynas Bareiša (b. 1988, Lithuania) graduated in Applied Mathematics and Cinematography, and earned an MA in Film Directing (2016). He recently worked as cinematographer on the feature film Summer Survivors by Marija Kavtaradzė (Toronto IFF, Discovery 2018). He directed the short films By the Pool (Venice IFF, Orizzonti 2017) and Caucasus (Locarno FF, Leopards of Tomorrow 2018). His newest short film Dummy premiered at Berlinale Shorts 2020.