Lithuanian Film premieres

Old Man's Journey

1 hr. 17 min. | Documentary | Pegi 13

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Legendary film actor Juozas Budraitis turns 85. Over his career, he has appeared in more than 120 films not only in Eastern and Central Europe but also in Switzerland and Italy. Film sets brought him close friendships and moments of joyful creativity. Yet today, many of his colleagues are gone, and the actor is increasingly visited by the regret of unfinished work. The Old Man’s Journey is shaped not by the structure of a traditional biographical film but by the fragmentary nature of memory. The roles he has embodied remain etched in his recollection no less vividly than the key events of his life, and so the film guides the viewer between Budraitis’s youthful memories and his most significant cinematic experiences, weaving them into a single, nostalgic stream of remembrance.

Nerijus Milerius

Nerijus Milerius

Nerijus Milerius was born in 1971 in Vilnius. He earned his PhD in Philosophy in 2001 and is currently a Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at Vilnius University. Alongside his academic work, he is also active in filmmaking. In 2019, together with Audrius Mickevičius, he co-directed the documentary Exemplary Behaviour, about prisoners serving life sentences, which received three awards at DOK Leipzig: the Golden Dove, the FIPRESCI Prize, and the Interreligious Jury Award. In 2023, he directed Life After Death, exploring actors’ experiences of performing their own deaths in feature films. In 2024, Milerius was one of the co-directors of the feature film Johatsu.
Languages
Lithuanian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Senio kelionės
Produced
2025: Lithuania

Film information

Director
Nerijus Milerius
Producers
Stasys Baltakis
Screenplay
Nerijus Milerius
Cinematography
Eitvydas Doškus
More information
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Screenings

Thursday, 13 November

19:00

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 6

Past screening

Friday, 14 November

18:50

Forum Cinemas Kaune · 5

Past screening

Saturday, 15 November

16:00

Arlekinas · Hall 1

Past screening

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