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TOXIC

09.04.2025

Lithuania, 2024, 99’
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  • Director: Saulė Bliuvaitė
  • Screenplay: Saulė Bliuvaitė
  • Cinematography: Vytautas Katkus
  • Editing: Ignė Narbutaitė
  • Music: Gediminas Jakubka
  • Production: Akis Bado
  • Cast: Ieva Rupeikaitė, Vesta Matulytė, Giedrius Savickas, Vilma Raubaitė, Eglė Gabrėnaitė
  • 2025 Trieste FF; Best Feature Film
  • 2024 Locarno FF; Best Film, First Feature Award, Ecumenical Jury Award
  • 2024 Goa FF; Best Feature Film, Best Actress
Recap

Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens meet and form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
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Saulė Bliuvaitė

Saulė Bliuvaitė is a Lithuanian film director, screenwriter, and editor. She graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2018 and began her filmmaking career with several short films, while also co-writing Isaac (2019), Lithuania's submission for the 2022 Academy Award for Best International Feature.
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