INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

THE INTERROGATION

The year is 2000. Aleksandra, a young prosecutor, is handling a human trafficking case. A day goes by at the police station, where she has to conduct two interrogation sessions. In the first one, Aleksandra faces Andrius – a high- school friend turned suspect, who provokes and undermines her strategy, not leaving her any breathing space. In the second, she talks with Viktorija, the victim who has her own reasons to distrust law enforcement.

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English title:

The Interrogation

Original title:

Apklausa

Director:

Urtė Sabutytė

Country:

Lithuania

Genre:

fiction

Year:

2021

Length:

14’

Dialogues:

LT

Subtitles:

EN, RO

Cast:

Laima Akstinaitė, Karolis Kasperavičius, Augustė Ona Šimulynaitė

A quote for the film:

Do you yourself know what you want?

Selective list of festivals and awards:

Filmatique Talents (US), Vilnius International Film Festival (LT), Best Short Film from National Film Competition at Vilnius Short Film Festival

Directors’ bio:

Urtė Sabutytė has a BA in Media Studies from the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, and a MA in Cinema Arts from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Her first film "Savi Kambariai" (eng. Our Rooms) was somewhere in-between a short movie and an art installation. In her second film "Šviesus Rytojus" (eng. Dead by the Dawn), which premiered at the "Scanorama film festival" in Lithuania, Urtė started to experiment with elements of genre cinema, which have become even stronger intertwined with her personal touch in her graduate movie "Apklausa" (eng. Interrogation). In addition to her creative endeavours, Urtė frequently volunteers and works in different NGOs in the fields of culture and community.