OBLIVION

Director: Danielius Minkevičius

2026 Slow-Burn Drama; Lithuania; 104 minutes; Colour; DCP; ProRes HQ; Aspect ratio: 2:1; Sound 5.1; Language: Lithuanian; subtitles: English.

A young sex worker infiltrates the life of the father who abandoned her, hiding the truth that could destroy their growing bond.

Director note: With Oblivion, I wanted to explore our instinct to avoid painful experiences and uncomfortable truths. Avoidance can be a form of self-preservation – we distance ourselves from what hurts, suppress certain memories, and construct emotional spaces in which we can continue living. Yet in doing so, it can also separate us from cognition, the more we turn away from the pain, the closer we may come to oblivion.

Crew:
Scriptwriters: Danielius Minkevičius, Kornelijus Stučkus
Director: Danielius Minkevičius
Producer: Ieva Norvilienė
Cinematographer: Oskaras Abramavičius
Composer: Matas Šablauskas
Sound Designer: Saulius Urbanavičius
Production designer: Aurimas Akšys
Costume Designer: Akvilė Klimavičiūtė
Make up artist: Julita Brazis

Cast:
Marija: Gabija Bargailaitė
Andrius: Dainius Gavenonis
Tetulytė: Aušra Pukelytė
Tetulytės vyras: Vytautas Rašimas
Saulutė: Beatričė Žemaitaitė

Produced: Tremora (LT)

World sales: REASON8 Films

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