Suicide (film)

Suicide (Lithuanian: Savižudis) is a Lithuanian short film written and directed by Mindaugas Sruogius and released in 2008.

For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation)
Suicide
LithuanianSavižudis
Directed byMindaugas Sruogius
Written byMindaugas Sruogius
Produced by
Marija Razgutė

Sabina Katkevičiūtė

CinematographySimonas Glinskis
Edited byMindaugas Sruogius
Production
company
M-FILMS
Release date
2008
Running time
22 minutes
CountryLithuania
LanguageLithuanian

Plot

The film tells a story about the middle-age man who deals with the crisis in his life. His plans about the suicide are suddenly changed by a mass of awkward events that enroll during the film.

Production

Suicide is the debut film of Mindaugas Sruogius and a first production for the Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė during their respective studies at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.[1]

This is also the first short produced by Lithuanian production company M-Films.[2]

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski.[3][4]

Suicide was selected in 2009 for the Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards and won the Best Student Film award.[5]

Cast
  • Saulius Bareikis
  • Aldona Vilutytė
  • Marius Repšys
  • Vainius Sodeika

References
  1. "Mindaugas Sruogius". Lithuanian Shorts. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. "Marija Razgutė". NPA | Independent Producers Association of Lithuania. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. Satkunas, Titas. "„Savižudis"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. "Savižudis". Scanorama (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. "Lithuanian Film Awards (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
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