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Film: TOXICOriginal title: AKIPLĖŠA
Fiction
Director: Saulė Bliuvaitė
Country: Lithuania
Year: 2024
Duration: 99 min
Language: Lithuanian
Subtitles: English
Shown in Panora, Sal. 2
EN
Abandoned by her mother, 13-year-old Maria is forced to live with her grandmother in a bleak industrial town. During a violent clash on the street, Maria meets Kristina, a girl of the same age who is striving to become a fashion model. Trying to get closer to her, Maria enrolls in a mysterious modeling school, where the girls are preparing for the biggest casting event in the region. Her ambiguous relationship with Kristina and the intense, cult-like environment of the modeling school force Maria on a quest to discover her own identity.
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Övergiven av sin mamma tvingas 13-åriga Maria att bo med sin mormor i en dyster industristad. Under en våldsam sammandrabbning på gatan möter Maria Kristina, en jämnårig flicka som strävar efter att bli fotomodell. I ett försök att komma närmare henne börjar Maria på en mystisk modellskola där flickorna förbereder sig för regionens största castingevenemang. Hennes tvetydiga relation med Kristina och den intensiva, kultliknande miljön i modellskolan får Maria att leta efter sin egen identitet.
Directors’ Bio:
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, Lithuania's
submission for the 2022 Academy Award for Best International Feature. Her debut feature, TOXIC, premiered in the international competition at the Locarno Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Golden Leopard. Since its debut, TOXIC has
garnered numerous international accolades and was nominated for the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI at the European Film Awards.
IFEMA+ International Female+ Film Festival Malmö is organised by Imágenes del Sur/Bilder från Söder with the support of: Malmö Stad kulturstöd, Svenska Filminstitutet, Region Skåne, Film i Skåne AB, ABF Malmö Sydväst.
In collaboration with: Antirasistiska Filmdagar i Malmö, BUFF, Cineville, FFF, Filmcentrum Syd, Fish Tank, Folkets Bio Malmö, Kino, Kvarnby Folkhögskola, MAFF, OFF, Panora, Röda Korset vändkrets Malmö, Sveriges Filmregissörer, Draken Film, Ubuntu Filmfestival.
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Event Venue
Biograf Panora Malmö, Friisgatan 19C, SE-214 22 Malmö, Sverige, Malmö, Sweden
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