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The Visitor

End of summer. Danielius (in mid 30s) makes a return to his hometown to sell his parents’ flat. Having nowhere to rush, he reconnects with people and the town that’s no longer his. He is confronted with a quiet sense of loneliness. But instead of resisting it, he allows himself to explore it.

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Main info

Title: The Visitor
Year: 2025
Directed by: Vytautas Katkus
Premiere & awards: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025, Crystal Globe Competition
Produced by: M-Films (Lithuania)
In co-production with: Staer (Norway), Garagefilm International (Sweden)
Countries: Lithuania, Norway, Sweden

Director’statement

I‘ve noticed that for me it has always been scary to say goodbye. Whether it’s a short goodbye or a farewell forever. No matter if it’s with people, spaces, childhood, or films. It’s scary to be the first one to leave a fun party, because you don’t know if it’s going to be more fun later. It’s scary to leave the city because you don’t know if the next city will be as cozy and peaceful. It’s scary to say goodbye to people because you don’t know how much of you they had in them. Fear of the future seems to be mixed with fear of melancholy. That’s why I want to explore the spaces, the characters that I should have said goodbye to a long time ago, but I haven’t yet. I want to say goodbye to them one last time. The film is divided into real-time chapters, where we see the different attempts of the character to come to terms with his loneliness. I will work with non-professional as well as professional actors and shoot in real locations.

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Title: The Visitor

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