Project Detail

Praeis

Synopsis

A 17-year-old Ada spends the school vacation helping her father sell contraband cigarettes on the streets. This unusual complicity enables Ada to spend more time and strengthen her bond with a loving but aloof father. However, as Ada gradually ventures into adulthood, her father struggles to acknowledge that his daughter has grown up, and their worlds start drifting apart.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - La Cinef Competition

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
27 min
Format
digital
Director
Dovydas Drakšas
Producer
Mantas Macenaviius, Jing Zhao
Editor
Laszlo Dunai, Dovydas Drakšas
Screenwriter
Dovydas Drakšas
Director of Photography
Tamás Apor Méder
Production Designer
Anastasiya Mykhaylova
Sound
Tamás Jeszenszky
Composer
Agn Matuleviit
Principal cast
Ieva Kaniušait, Šarnas Puidokas

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