Kisses, Juozas (NC) [Baltic Film Festival]

Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St.

Sat 20 Apr 2024 (note: this event has already taken place)
5pm
€10.50

60 mins | Lithuania 2023 | Subtitles Director: Agn? Zalanskait? Starring: Dainius Kazlauskas, Darius Petkevi?ius and Gabija Siurbyt? KISSES, JUOZAS tells a story about the heroic life and love of a high-ranking Lithuanian officer who, during WWII, joined the partisan movement, choosing to fight for his country's freedom over the comfortable life he could have lived abroad. “I will not leave my country. This is my choice,” Juozas Vitkus-Kazimieraitis, the main character of the movie, tells his brother after a proposal to retreat to a more comfortable life in the USA. A Lieutenant Colonel, the highest-ranking officer of the Lithuanian army, he decided to fight for the freedom of Lithuania. He mobilised and led thousands of men in the resistance against Soviet terror.Baltic Film Festival Over the last decades the film industry in the Baltic Region continues to grow into a dynamic, creative and artistic platform reflecting its complex history and rich culture in the cinema.

The first Baltic Film Festival in Ireland, with three specially selected films from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, will offer a unique opportunity to learn