Toxic (2024)

Original title

Akiplėša

Directed by

Saulė Bliuvaitė

Genre

drama film

Country

Lithuania

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two 13-year-old girls attend a modeling school that pushes them to their physical and emotional limits. The story follows their struggles as the school demands more than they can give.

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What happens

Toxic (Lithuanian: Akiplėša, lit. 'a bold, shameless person') is a 2024 Lithuanian drama film written and directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė in her feature directorial debut. Starring newcomers Vesta Matulytė and Ieva Rupeikaitė, it tells the story of two 13-year-old girls who attend a modeling school that pushes them to their physical and emotional limits. The film premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Golden Leopard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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