The Eel
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Production year2022
Runtime34 min
Synopsis
Matas returns to his neighborhood in Vilnius (Lithuania) after fleeing the war in Ukraine. He finds Kamilé, his wife, and the friends he left behind when he joined the conflict. Caught off by the resumption of life, he justifies his return by faking an injury to his leg. Deeply marked by the war and unable to confide in anyone, he sinks into this lie that will quickly eat away at him.
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- Executive Producer : La fémis
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriters : Rostislav Kirpicenko, Sacha Teboul
- Director of photography : Lou Lavalette
- Assistant Director : Lukas Kacinauskas
- Editor : Nathan Goubet
- Sound Recordist : Rugilė Kačkauskaitė
- Producer : Helena Pokorny
- Camera operator : Lou Lavalette
- Sound Editor : Hugo Cohen
- Continuity supervisor : Auguste Gerikaitè
- Production Designer : Gabija Kondratavičiūtė
- Sound mixer : Anna Devillaire
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, War
- Production language : Lithuanian
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 34 min 59 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : 5.1
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