The Poet (2022)
A newly appointed teacher arrives at a remote village school in 1947. The famous journalist and distinguished poet was downgraded for illegal publications and forbidden anti-Soviet verses. Suspicious locals still prefer to test his loyalties, while children wilingly recite his verses from 'To My Soviet Motherland', written under pressure to prase Uncle Lenin. Eventually, an unforgotten friend shows him a secret wintery path to the Dainava resistance platoon's underground bunker.
Director: Giedrius Tamoševičius, Vytautas V. Landsbergis
Genre: Drama, History, War
Runtime: 112 min
Release Date: November 17, 2022
Cast
- Donatas Želvys - Kostas
- Dainius Gavenonis - Tauras
- Indrė Patkauskaitė - Julė
- Martynas Nedzinskas - Eduardas
- Paulius Markevičius - Partisan Voveris
- Vidas Petkevicius - School head-master
- Vidmantas Fijalkauskas - Lieutenant-colonel
- Artiomas Rybakovas - Major
- Andrius Darela - Lieutenant
- Maksim Tuchvatulin - Soviet colaborator Anatolijus
Screenplay
Cinematography: Vytautas Plukas
Editing: Darius Šilėnas
Production: A Propos
Country: Lithuania
Language: Lietuvių
Original Language: lt
More Films by Director: Giedrius Tamoševičius, Vytautas V. Landsbergis
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Poet about?
- A newly appointed teacher arrives at a remote village school in 1947. The famous journalist and distinguished poet was downgraded for illegal publications and forbidden anti-Soviet verses. Suspicious locals still prefer to test his loyalties, while children wilingly recite his verses from 'To My Soviet Motherland', written under pressure to prase Uncle Lenin. Eventually, an unforgotten friend shows him a secret wintery path to the Dainava resistance platoon's underground bunker.
- Who directed The Poet?
- The Poet was directed by Giedrius Tamoševičius, Vytautas V. Landsbergis.
- Who stars in The Poet?
- The Poet stars Donatas Želvys, Dainius Gavenonis, Indrė Patkauskaitė, Martynas Nedzinskas, Paulius Markevičius, Vidas Petkevicius.
- How long is The Poet?
- The Poet has a runtime of 1h 52m (112 minutes).
- What genre is The Poet?
- The Poet is a Drama, History, War film.
- Where was The Poet produced?
- The Poet was produced in Lithuania.