Danka

They Call Me Danka

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    Being an adult is hard. It’s especially hard when you’re only fifteen. Danutė is the only “adult” in her family. Clearly, that’s far too complex a role for a teenager. Every day, she faces external limitations that restrict her potential. A child like that measures everything through the lens of survival and takes on responsibility as her only form of protection.
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    “A realistic and socially conscious narrative imbued with empathy and humanism invites viewers to see what we often fail to notice or do not want to notice: the trauma and deprivation hidden behind the facade of the family, the fragility lurking behind a teenager’s determination to take on an inadequate burden of responsibility, and the cold “algorithmic” nature that has taken hold in social systems that are supposed to help people in need.” (Programme curator Giedrė Vyšniauskaitė)
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    Awards

    • World Premiere
      Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Just Film International Youth Competition, 2025
    • Grand Prix
      Just Film International Youth Competition, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2025

    Credentials

    • Directing
      Dovilė Gasiūnaitė
    • The script
      Dovilė Gasiūnaitė
    • Plays
      Salvijus Trepulis, Lina Rastokaitė, Kęstutis Cicėnas, Vaidotas Martinaitis, Ula Liagaitė, Silvestras Samuolis
    • Assembly
      Kostas Radlinskas
    • Camera
      Zbigniev Bartoševič
    • Music
      Giedrius Puskunigis
    • Producing
      Artūras Dvinelis
    • Dialogues
      Lithuanian
    • Subtitles
      English
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