PAVYZDINGAS ELGESYS

EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOUR

By Audrius MICKEVIČIUS, Nerijus MILERIUS

NOISE FILM & TV - as PROMO

First film - Completed 2019

The film explores the paradox of exemplary behaviour of murderers currently serving life sentences in Lukiškes Prison in Vilnius and hoping to return to the society.

Festivals
& Awards

dok Leipzig 2019
Golden Dove International Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film at the 62nd DOK Leipzig (28 October - 3 November 2019)
dok Leipzig 2019
Prize of the Interreligious Jury
dok Leipzig 2019
FIPRESCI International Critics Prize
Treiste film festival 2020
Official Selection
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2020
Official Selection
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (online) 2021
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • First film, Documentary
    • Countries
    • LITHUANIA, BULGARIA, SLOVENIA
    • Languages
    • LITHUANIAN, FRENCH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 85 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Audrius MICKEVIČIUS, Nerijus MILERIUS
    • Writer(s)
    • Audirus MICKEVIČIUS, Georgi TENEV
    • Producer(s)
    • Rasa MIŠKINYTĖ (ERA FILM LTD)
    • Synopsis
    • Having experienced the loss of the murdered brother, director Audrius Mickevičius went to the Lukiškės prison to examine the paradox of "exemplary behaviour". Mickevičius met Rimas and Rolandas who are sentenced to life but driven by the hope of change. Mickevičius himself experienced the journey from anger to forgiveness, which was interrupted by his terminal disease.
      “Exemplary Behaviour”, completed by its script editor Nerijus Milerius, explores the ideas of forgiveness and social justice.