The Southern Chronicles (2024)
- Original title
- Pietinia Kronikas
- Directed by
- Ignas Miškinis
- Genre
- comedy drama, coming-of-age film
- Country
- Estonia, Lithuania
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenager in Lithuania navigates the ups and downs of growing up. The story follows his friendships and family relationships during a transformative period.
coming-of-agenostalgicbittersweetearnestwarmreflectivelighthearted
What happens
The Southern Chronicles (Lithuanian: Pietinia Kronikas) is a 2024 coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Ignas Miškinis and written by Eglė Vertelytė. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Rimantas Kmita, the film is a joint Lithuanian-Estonian co-production, starring Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis and Digna Kulionytė. The film competed in the main competition at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 21, 2024, where it won Best Baltic Film. It won 12 Silver Crane Awards including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Džiugas Grinys, Best Supporting Actress for Irena Sikorskytė and Best Screenplay. It was selected as Lithuanian's entry for the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, but it was not nominated. The movie became a mass commercial success as it was the highest grossing film in the country in 2025 and is currently the highest-grossing Lithuanian film ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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