Kings' Shift (2016)

Name: Kings' Shift
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2016-10-21
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Vainius Sodeika, Aistė Diržiūtė, Paulius Ignatavičius, Dainius Gavenonis, Vidas Petkevičius

Kings' Shift (2016), directed by Ignas Miškinis, starring Vainius Sodeika and Aistė Diržiūtė.

10/21/2016 BR Action, Drama and Thriller 1h 43m

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Synopsis

A rookie policeman is left alone in a private clinic to guard a comatose suspect of World War II crimes. His shift is long over, yet nobody comes to replace him. However, the youngster is determined not to leave his post until he gets permission from his authorities to do so. Lack of sleep, loneliness, hunger and the persistence to serve his duty turn the young man into a ticking time bomb at the very wrong time. He must decide how far he can go guarding this suspect who is hated to death by everyone.

Rolandas LeonavičiusCinematography
Ignas MiškinisDirector, Editing
Giedrius SvirskisEditing
Ieva NorvilienėProducer

About the film

Kings' Shift (Lithuanian: Karalių Pamaina) 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.

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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.

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

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References

Text from Kings' Shift on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings'_Shift

Trivia

It premiered on October 21, 2016, a Friday.
It runs 1h43 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Karalių pamaina".
This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosTremora, Lithuanian Film Center, Film Angels Studio
CountriesLatvia, Lithuania
LanguagesLithuanian
StatusReleased

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Crew

Rolandas Leonavičius Cinematography
Ignas Miškinis Director
Giedrius Svirskis Editing
Ignas Miškinis Editing
Ieva Norvilienė Producer
Jānis Kalējs Producer

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What is Kings' Shift about?

Kings' Shift: A rookie policeman is left alone in a private clinic to guard a comatose suspect of World War II crimes. His shift is long over, yet nobody comes to replace him. However, the youngster is determined not to leave his post until he gets permission from his authorities to do so. Lack of sleep, loneliness, hunger and the …

Who directed Kings' Shift?

Kings' Shift was directed by Ignas Miškinis in 2016.

Who stars in Kings' Shift?

The cast of Kings' Shift includes Vainius Sodeika, Aistė Diržiūtė, Paulius Ignatavičius, Dainius Gavenonis and Vidas Petkevičius.

How long is Kings' Shift?

Kings' Shift runs for 103 minutes, or 1h43.