Why ‘Drowning Dry’ Director Laurynas Bareiša Told Actors Not to Land Jokes and Has Hope for Cinema as a “Place of Freedom”

To say that Lithuanian filmmaker Laurynas Bareiša’s debut feature Pilgrims was a success is an understatement. First, the crime drama won the Horizons section award for best film at the Venice Film Festival 2021. Then, it became Lithuania’s entry for the best international feature film race. The set-up for the film is simple: A woman travels to a small town […]

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