Suicide (film)

Suicide
Suicide
Lithuanian	Savižudis
Directed by	Mindaugas Sruogius
Written by	Mindaugas Sruogius
Produced by	Marija Razgutė Sabina Katkevičiūtė
Cinematography	Simonas Glinskis
Edited by	Mindaugas Sruogius
Production; company	M-FILMS
Release date	2008;
Running time	22 minutes
Country	Lithuania
Language	Lithuanian

Suicide (Lithuanian: Savižudis) is a Lithuanian short film written and directed by Mindaugas Sruogius and released in 2008.

Plot

The film tells a story about the middle-age man who deals with the crisis in his life. His plans about the suicide are suddenly changed by a mass of awkward events that enroll during the film.

Production

Suicide is the debut film of Mindaugas Sruogius and a first production for the Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė during their respective studies at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.^[1]

This is also the first short produced by Lithuanian production company M-Films.^[2]

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski.^[3]^[4]

Suicide was selected in 2009 for the Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards and won the Best Student Film award.^[5]

Cast

Saulius Bareikis
Aldona Vilutytė
Marius Repšys
Vainius Sodeika

References

^ "Mindaugas Sruogius". Lithuanian Shorts. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "Marija Razgutė". NPA | Independent Producers Association of Lithuania. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ Satkunas, Titas. "„Savižudis"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "Savižudis". Scanorama (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "Lithuanian Film Awards (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

External links

IMDB page for Suicide

[1] "Mindaugas Sruogius". Lithuanian Shorts. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

[2] "Marija Razgutė". NPA | Independent Producers Association of Lithuania. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

[3] Satkunas, Titas. "„Savižudis"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.

[4] "Savižudis". Scanorama (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.

[5] "Lithuanian Film Awards (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

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