Summer Survivors (2018)

Summer Survivors is a road film, where a psychologist Indre is ordered to take two young patients - Paulius and Juste - to a psychiatric hospital in a seaside town. Indre is a psychology ... See full summary »

Director:

Marija Kavtaradze

Writer:

Marija Kavtaradze

Stars:

Adrija Cepaite-Palsauskiene, Gelmine Glemzaite, Vilija Grigaityte

5 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Adrija Cepaite-Palsauskiene	...	Doctor
Gelmine Glemzaite	...	Juste
Vilija Grigaityte	...	Danguole
Giedre Gudeikiene	...	Canteen worker
Giedrius Jursys	...	Nurse
Larisa Kalpokaite	...	Doctor Jolanta
Karolis Kaupinis	...	Doctor
Danas Kavaliauskas	...	Automechanic's son
Tekle Kavtaradze	...	Waitress
Giedrius Kiela	...	Patient
Ligita Kondrotaite	...	Doctor
Jurgis Marcenas	...	Nurse
Paulius Markevicius	...	Paulius
Inga Maskarina	...	Patient
Darius Meskauskas	...	Algis

Storyline

Summer Survivors is a road film, where a psychologist Indre is ordered to take two young patients - Paulius and Juste - to a psychiatric hospital in a seaside town. Indre is a psychology post graduate who has difficulties communicating people herself, Paulius suffers from bipolar disorder and his mood is shifting, Juste is being treated after a suicide attempt, but she refuses to admit she needs help. Travelling together makes them closer to each other, but will this help them to survive?

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

It's the little things that matter

With Summer Survivors Lithuania showed us all how well a social drama can look like and how little we need to be filled with information, in order to understand and enjoy a movie. It is a experience that does not rely on massive introduction and build up of story, rather the vivid characters deliver a reality check about acceptance and the sheer helplessness in terms of mental illness. The movie felt never like drifting off from it's premise and i had the feeling that every little conversation was a small story of itself dealing with other aspects of the society. I admire the choice of the ambiente, colouring and sound constantly underlining the moment, but the movie never feels like having gap filler scenes nor being rushed. The movie had it's own subtile humour to catch our attention, but let go of it in the right moment. The actors did a wonderful job so it never shined through it is a work of fiction. I'd challenge anyone getting expelled from the description of it to go and watch it.

Details

Country:

Lithuania

Language:

Lithuanian

Release Date:

19 April 2019 (Lithuania)

Also Known As:

Vasara

Filming Locations:

Lithuania

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$156,984

Company Credits

Production Co:

M-Films, Afterschool, Afterschool

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color