THE BALCONY

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goEast SCHOOL FILM DAYS

A nondescript provincial Soviet town in the 1980s. After his parents’ divorce, eleven-year-old Rolanas moves into a new apartment with his father. Emilia, who lives next door, watches from her balcony. The two kids are shy, but they talk from balcony to balcony or, in the evening, through the wall dividing their homes. They gradually become friends but then unexpected events make them realize their connection may be even more special.

BALKONAS / DER BALKON
LTU 2008 / 48 min
Director: Giedrė Beinoriūtė
  • Screenplay: Giedrė Beinoriūtė
  • Cinematographer: Audrius Kemežys
  • Cast: Elzbieta Degutyte,Karolis Savickis,Viktorija Kuodyte
  • Producer: Jurga Gluskiniene
  • Production Company: Monoklis - Lithuania
  • Rights Holder: Monoklis - Lithuania
goEast SCHOOL FILM DAYS

A nondescript provincial Soviet town in the 1980s. After his parents’ divorce, eleven-year-old Rolanas moves into a new apartment with his father. Emilia, who lives next door, watches from her balcony. The two kids are shy, but they talk from balcony to balcony or, in the evening, through the wall dividing their homes. They gradually become friends but then unexpected events make them realize their connection may be even more special.
  • Screenplay: Giedrė Beinoriūtė
  • Cinematographer: Audrius Kemežys
  • Cast: Elzbieta Degutyte,Karolis Savickis,Viktorija Kuodyte
  • Producer: Jurga Gluskiniene
  • Production Company: Monoklis - Lithuania
  • Rights Holder: Monoklis - Lithuania