Suicide (film)

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Suicide
LithuanianSavižudis
Directed byMindaugas Sruogius
Written byMindaugas Sruogius
Produced by
CinematographySimonas Glinskis
Edited byMindaugas Sruogius
Production
company
M-FILMS
Release date
2008
Running time
22 minutes
CountryLithuania
LanguageLithuanian

Suicide (Lithuanian: Savižudis) is a Lithuanian short film written and directed by Mindaugas Sruogius and released in 2008.

Plot[edit]

The film tells a story about the middle-age man who deals with the crisis in his life. His plans about the suicide are suddenly changed by a mass of awkward events that enroll during the film.

Production[edit]

Suicide is the debut film of Mindaugas Sruogius and a first production for the Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė during their respective studies at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.[1]

This is also the first short produced by Lithuanian production company M-Films.[2]

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski.[3][4]

Suicide was selected in 2009 for the Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards and won the Best Student Film award.[5]

Cast[edit]

  • Saulius Bareikis
  • Aldona Vilutytė
  • Marius Repšys
  • Vainius Sodeika

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mindaugas Sruogius". Lithuanian Shorts. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. ^ "Marija Razgutė". NPA | Independent Producers Association of Lithuania. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. ^ Satkunas, Titas. "„Savižudis"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. ^ "Savižudis". Scanorama (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. ^ "Lithuanian Film Awards (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

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