Hunger Strike Breakfast / Badautojų namelis
Czech Traces
2025 Lithuania, Czech Republic, Latvia 85 min. Language: Russian, Lithuanian Subtitle: Czech, English
SCREENINGS
Daiva is a Lithuanian TV star. One might be tempted to say she's living the dream. But then reality hits. Overnight, Russian soldiers occupy the television station. What can Daiva do against firearms? As it turns out, something after all—she could go on a hunger strike in protest. Soon, more and more people begin following her desperate struggle. A melancholic drama laced with absurd humour, reminiscent of the poetics of Aki Kaurismäki and inspired by true events from the 1990s. Lithuanian director, Karolis Kaupinis (Nova Lituania, 2019), himself a former journalist, shot the film in Czech co-production.
DIRECTED BY Karolis Kaupinis
CAST Ineta Stasiulytė, Arvydas Dapšys, Paulius Pinigis
CINEMATOGRAPHY Simonas Glinskis Lac
SOUND Julius Grigelionis
PRODUCERS Marija Razgute (M-films)
SCREENPLAY Karolis Kaupinis
EDITING Silvija Vilkaitė-Ramanuskė
MUSIC Matīss Čudars, Arnas Mikalkėnas
CO-PRODUCER Background Films, Tasse Film
