Lithuanian director/writer/cinematographer Laurynas Bareisa will have his sophomore feature's World Premiere in the Main Competition of Locarno Film Festival. Film is a coproduction between Lithuania and Latvia.
“The film essentially is about a group of people dealing with an almost tragic event that causes them experience emotional trauma in different ways." - Laurynas Bareisa.
To celebrate Lukas’ victory at the martial arts tournament and Tomas’ birthday party, two sisters organize a weekend at the country house. With their kids, they go swimming in a nearby lake, relax and discuss family finances. After the near tragic accident of one of the children, the sisters become single mothers.
Drowning Dry is being produced by Klementina Remeikaité for Lithuania’s afterschool and co-produced by Matīss Kaža for Latvia’s Trickster Pictures. The feature has received backing from Eurimages, the Lithuanian Film Centre, the National Film Centre of Latvia and pubcaster LRT.
Paris-based firm Alpha Violet is selling it worldwide.