Running time 95’ (52’ TV version available)
Countries of production: Ireland/Belgium/Denmark
Shooting Location: Lithuania
Language Russian, Lithuanian
Subtitles available: English
Shooting format: HD, 25fps, 16:9
Screening formats available: DCP, Blu Ray
Sound: Dolby ProLogic II encoded 5.1 LtRt
Print source: Planet Korda Pictures
written and directed by Olga Černovaitė
produced by Jeremiah Cullinane
co-produced by Etienne Dontaine, Thierry Detaille, Ulrik Gutkin, and Bartolomeo Dibenedetto
Executive Producer for Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board: Keith Potter
cinematography by Samvelas Gandžumianas, l.a.c.
edited by Adelina Bichiș
music by Mike Kirin
in co-production with
EO/IKONdocs, Commissioning Editor Margje de Koning
MDR, Commissioning Editor Claudia Schreiner
in association with
Yle / Jenny Westergård
TG4 / Máire Ní Chonláin
Lietuvos Rytas TV / Linas Ryškus
Al Jazeera Balkans / Lejla Dedic
RTS / Majda Gantar
With the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union
Avec le soutien du Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
production coordinators: Nadežda Kapusta, Beata Voitechovskaja
additional camera: Algimantas Mikutėnas, l.a.c., Audrius Kemežys, l.a.c., and Olga Černovaitė
aerial photography: Rokas Tamulis, Laura Vansevičienė, Matas Jankauskas
camera assistants: Titas Satkūnas, Jonas Kiauleikis
sound recordist: Ramūnas Jasutis
additional sound recording: Paulius Simanavičius, Gediminas Sudnikavičius, Tomas Žukauskas, Jonas Jocys
additional editing: Tomas Rugys, Linas Grubys
assistant editor: Arnaud Rigaud
editing consultant: Menno Boerema (IDFAcademy Summer School)
colourist: Benjamin Dewalque
sound editing: Adrien Navez
sound mix: Pierre Gillet
graphics and titles: Julien Warnants
script advisor: Arash T. Riahi (Sources2)
translations/transcriptions: Inga Freimane, Jelena Grišina, Nadežda Kapusta, Gintaras Miškinis, Evaldas Plesevičius, Mariana Sutkienė, Deimantė Vilčinskaitė, Beata Voitechovskaja
post-production coordinator: Nathalie Delens
production management (Belgium): Benoit Rensonnet
post-production facilities: Dame Blanche, Genval/Brussels
re-recording studio: Garso Dizaino Studija, Vilnius
digital cinema services: Egg Post Production, Dublin
production accountant: Barry Tucker
legal advisors: Sarah Kieran, Andrea Martin
music supervisor: Irina Kardash
archive researchers: Inga Freimane, Ramunė Rakauskaitė
INPP facilitators: Natalija Survila, Ina Daukšienė
This project has been awarded development and production (TV Programming) funding by Creative Europe and development and production funding by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board. It was selected for the Nordisk Forum 2014 in Malmö, Sweden, When East Meets West 2015 in Trieste, Italy, where it won the Digital Cinema Award, and Moscow Business Square 2015. Previously it had been selected for the EURODOC workshops and was represented by Bartolomeo Dibenedetto, and was also selected for the SOURCES 2 writer’s workshop, taking place in Tübingen, Germany.
The project was selected for the 2016 IDFAcademy Summer School, Amsterdam.
Production: Planet Korda Pictures (Dublin)
Co-production: CFC Short & Doc (Copenhagen), Agent Double (Brussels).
World sales: Thierry Detaille Visible Film
Press enquiries: Mirjam Wiekenkamp, Noise Film PR
General enquiries: butterflycity@planetkorda.com