Rytis Zemkauskas

In 1991, when Lithuania's statehood was threatened, the whole country responded to the call to defend independence. People from the capital and various cities and towns across the country traveled to Vilnius to guard the most important state objects and stood guard over them for days on end.

The film tells the story of one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Lithuanian culture and society—art historian and writer Kristina Sabaliauskaitė. Her novels "Silva Rerum" and "The Empress of Peter" are known to everyone in Lithuania. And not only in Lithuania—these works have enjoyed international success and won numerous awards. The film explores both Kristina’s personal and professional life.

The film tells the story of one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Lithuanian culture and society—art historian and writer Kristina Sabaliauskaitė. Her novels "Silva Rerum" and "The Empress of Peter" are known to everyone in Lithuania. And not only in Lithuania—these works have enjoyed international success and won numerous awards. The film explores both Kristina’s personal and professional life.

Marius, a successful but unhappy husband, and his brother Jovitas, a feckless failure scorned by his wife Nomeda, who just so happens to be Marius’s longtime mistress—plan to confess Nomeda’s pregnancy by Marius at Christmas dinner. Their scheme unravels when their father Kazimieras shocks everyone by announcing his own divorce after fifty years, fearing his wife Alma has been unfaithful.

A film about a festival that has always been more than just a festival. It's about music, which has always been more than just music. It is a story about bright people who grew up under the MJR banner. People have grown up, they have become a tribe and it is time for them to leave the island and go out into the world.