MIRACLE
In 1992, after the fall of communism in Lithuania, Irena, manager of a small collective pig farm struggles to keep the farm and the workers afloat when a handsome American, Bernardas, arrives pledging to help to get the farm back on track. Instead he turns Irena‘s family life and the village routine upside down. As Irena begins to fall for his charms, she realises that he may not be acting in good faith.
Eglė Vertelytė authored the 25th Frame for the Lithuanian National Television (2007–2008); The World of Enrikas (doc. 2009); UB Lama (doc. 2011); Miracle (fic., 2017).
Festivals & Awards: World premiere, Toronto IFF, Discovery program; the 11th Lithuanian Film Academy Awards: Best Film, Best Script, Best Director, Best Actress (to Eglė Mikulionytė)
Eglė Vertelytė authored the 25th Frame for the Lithuanian National Television (2007–2008); The World of Enrikas (doc. 2009); UB Lama (doc. 2011); Miracle (fic., 2017).
Festivals & Awards: World premiere, Toronto IFF, Discovery program; the 11th Lithuanian Film Academy Awards: Best Film, Best Script, Best Director, Best Actress (to Eglė Mikulionytė)