Kings' Shift
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| Directed by | Ignas Miškinis |
| Written by | Saulius Drunga Ignas Miškinis |
| Produced by | Ieva Norvilienė Janis Kalejs |
| Starring | Vainius Sodeika Dainius Gavenonis Aistė Diržiūtė Vidas Petkevičius Paulius Ignatavičius Juozas Rapalis |
| Music by | Edgars Rubenis |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Lithuania Latvia |
| Language | Lithuanian |
Kings' Shift (Lithuanian: Karalių Pamaina[a]) is a 2016 Latvian-Lithuanian film directed by Ignas Miškinis. It is about a policeman who is left without change in a private clinic to guard a comatose suspect of World War II war crimes.[2]
Plot
A rookie policeman in a private clinic guarding a comatose suspect of World War II war crimes is left without replacement on his shift. However, the policeman is determined not to leave his post without orders. Lack of sleep, loneliness, hunger and the persistence to serve his duty, however, with growing doubts, put the young man into a difficult position. He must decide how far he can go guarding this suspect.[2]
Cast
- Vainius Sodeika as Kastytis, the policeman
- Aistė Diržiūtė as Julija, a nurse and a granddaughter of Vytautas
- Dainius Gavenonis as a doctor
- Vidas Petkevičius as Vytautas, Julija's grandfather
- Paulius Ignatavičius as a private clinic guard
- Juozas Rapalis
Awards
2016: Sidabrinė gervė Best Composer's Work of the Year – Edgars Rubenis[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ Ieva Tumanovičiūtė, Mišri kino tapatybė
- 1 2 Karaļu maiņa, Latvian National Cinema Centre
- ↑ Išdalintos „Sidabrinės gervės“, May 27, 2016