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The Activist (Aktyvistas) (Country: Lithuania; Year: 2025; Director: Romas Zabarauskas)
A masked intruder murders Deividas, Lithuania’s most influential human rights activist, just as Kaunas prepares for its first LGBTQ+ march. Consumed by grief and guilt, Andrius launches his own covert investigation.
Becoming (Country: France, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden; Year: 2025; Director: Zhannat Alshanova; Writer: Zhannat Alshanova; Stars: Tamiris Zhangazinova, Valentin Novopolskij, Assel Kaliyeva, Medina Sagindykova, Yuliya Dyussebayeva)
Present-day Kazakhstan. Seventeen-year-old Mila can no longer bear the chaos of her home life. She joins an open-water swimming team led by the enigmatic Vlad, drawn by the promise of structure and a sense of belonging. But the fear of losing her place continues to grow.
Borderline (Siena) (Country: Lithuani; Year: 2024; Director: Ignas Jonynas)
When a staged accident disrupts a man's routine he is forced into the shadowy world of smuggling illegal contraband.
Flesh, Blood, Even A Heart (Nospiedumi) (Country: Latvia; Year: 2025; Director: Alise Zariņa)
A woman has to deal with her estranged father's health after hearing he is in a coma.
Fränk (Country: Estonia; Year: 2025; Director: Tõnis Pill)
Paul arrives in an unfamiliar town where in his pursuit of happiness he makes one bad decision after another.
Hunger Strike Breakfast (Badautojų namelis) (Country: Lithuania, Czech Republic, Latvia; Year: 2025; Director: Karolis Kaupinis)
In the early '90s, Lithuanian TV star Daiva loses her job as the TV studios are taken over by russian soldiers. Together with several peers, she announces a hunger strike.
New Money (Country: Estonia; Year: 2025; Director: Rain Rannu)
In a bid to inspire young minds about financial literacy, humble teacher Liisa and modest IT wizard Taavi agree to a tabloid interview. Their openness triggers a barrage of anonymous insults, unwanted offers, and indecent proposals. Confused and overwhelmed, Taavi soon regrets the morning he suddenly became a millionaire with 50 million euros in Bitcoin.
Red Code Blue (Country: Latvia; Year: 2025; Director: Tumšzilais Evaņģēlijs)
A young, idealistic investigator, Romans Skulte, struggles to find his footing in the cruel, callous labyrinth of newly independent Latvia from his very first shift.
Renovation (Renovacija) (Country: Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium; Year: 2025; Director: Gabriele Urbonaite)
A Ukrainian craftsman orchestrates a cacophony of questions for a hesitant Lithuanian woman.
Therapy (Terapia) (Country: Finland, Estonia; Year: 2025; Director: Paavo Westerberg)
Marriage no longer works for popular authors Leena and Pekka, though their careers as couples’ therapists are thriving. He still loves her. She hates the therapy. After spending 600,000 euros restoring a historic manor, they open a wellness retreat on Estonia’s northernmost tip, devoted to helping others mend their relationships.
Two Prosecutors (Country: France, Germany, Romania, Latvia, Netherlands, Lithuania; Year: 2025; Director: Sergey Loznitsa; Writer: Sergey Loznitsa; Stars: Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Filippenko, Anatoliy Beliy, Andris Keišs)
Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination... the desk of a newly appointed local prosecutor, who embarks on a quest for justice.
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The Visitor (Svečias) (Country: Lithuania, Norway, Sweden; Year: 2025; Director: Vytautas Katkus)
New father Danielius leaves his family life in Norway to sell his late parents’ flat. He reconnects with childhood friends, their relatives, and new settlers.
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