The Saint (2016)

Original title

Šventasis

Directed by

Andrius Blaževičius

Genre

drama film

Country

Lithuania, Poland

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In late 2010s Lithuania, a young man navigates social pressures and personal vulnerability. The story examines how religious and masculine expectations affect individuals in a post-Soviet society.

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What happens

The Saint (Lithuanian: Šventasis) is a Lithuanian film written and directed by Andrius Blaževičius and released in 2016. It is a social drama exploring themes of social pressure, vulnerability, masculinism, the role of religion in our society, and the fragility of post-Soviet countries in the late 2010s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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