The Excursionist (2013)
The Excursionist (2013), directed by Audrius Juzėnas, starring Anastasija Marčenkaitė and Igor Savochkin.
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Synopsis
A true story about an 11-year-old girl named Maria who makes her way back home to Lithuania from Siberia.
- Jurij GrigorovičCinematography
- Audrius JuzėnasDirector
- Paulius ZavadskisEditing
- Algirdas ŠemeškevičiusProducer
About the film
The Excursionist (Lithuanian: Ekskursantė, "Excursionist Girl") is a 2013 Lithuanian historical drama film that dramatizes the story of an eleven-year old Lithuanian girl Marija who escapes from a Soviet deportation to Siberia. Directed by Audrius Juzėnas, with the screenplay of Pranas Morkus, it is the first Lithuanian non-documentary film about Soviet deportations. The plot is loosely based on a real-life story published in Komjaunimo tiesa (the Lithuanian edition of Komsomolskaya Pravda) in 1989. Film languages are Lithuanian and Russian. The name of the film refers to an episode when Marija pretends to be a Russian girl strayed from an excursion.
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The Excursionist (Lithuanian: Ekskursantė, "Excursionist Girl") is a 2013 Lithuanian historical drama film that dramatizes the story of an eleven-year old Lithuanian girl Marija who escapes from a Soviet deportation to Siberia. Directed by Audrius Juzėnas, with the screenplay of Pranas Morkus, it is the first Lithuanian non-documentary film about Soviet deportations. The plot is loosely based on a real-life story published in Komjaunimo tiesa (the Lithuanian edition of Komsomolskaya Pravda) in 1989. Film languages are Lithuanian and Russian. The name of the film refers to an episode when Marija pretends to be a Russian girl strayed from an excursion.
Awards
2014 Silver Crane (Lithuanian Film Awards)
Wins: best screenplay (Pranas Morkus), best actress (Anastasija Marčenkaitė), best cameraman (Ramūnas Greičius)
Nominations: best film, best director, best supporting actor (Igor Savochkin), best supporting actress (Raisa Ryazanova)
2014 Nika Awards, Best Film of the CIS and Baltics; tied with Haytarma
2014: Special award at the 44th international children's and youth film festival "Giffoni", Italy
References
External links
The Excursionist at IMDb
Film trailer, YouTube
Text from The Excursionist on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Excursionist
Trivia
- It premiered on September 27, 2013, a Friday.
- It runs 1h50 — a typical feature length.
- Its original title is "Ekskursantė".
- This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosCinemark
- CountriesLithuania
- LanguagesLithuanian, Russian
- StatusReleased
Cast
- Anastasija Marčenkaitė Marija
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Igor Savochkin
Russian Deportee Vityok -
Kseniya Rappoport
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Raisa Ryazanova
Baba Nadya (Grandma) - Juliana Semionova
- Aliona Ivčenko
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Sergey Garmash
Pavel Petrovich -
Algirdas Paulavičius
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Dmitry Gotsdiner
Soldier in the train -
Margarita Žiemelytė
Teacher in the orphanage -
Nelė Savičenko
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Victor Dobronravov
Soviet Army Pilot -
Gediminas Adomaitis
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Airida Gintautaitė
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Eglė Mikulionytė
- Anzela Bizunovic
- Saulius Bagaliūnas
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Vytautas Kupšys
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Gintaras Liutkevičius
- VItalij Kudasov
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Crew
- Jurij Grigorovič Cinematography
- Audrius Juzėnas Director
- Paulius Zavadskis Editing
- Algirdas Šemeškevičius Producer
- Pranas Morkus Screenplay
Questions about this film
What is The Excursionist about?
The Excursionist: A true story about an 11-year-old girl named Maria who makes her way back home to Lithuania from Siberia.
Who directed The Excursionist?
The Excursionist was directed by Audrius Juzėnas in 2013.
Who stars in The Excursionist?
The cast of The Excursionist includes Anastasija Marčenkaitė, Igor Savochkin, Kseniya Rappoport, Raisa Ryazanova and Juliana Semionova.
How long is The Excursionist?
The Excursionist runs for 110 minutes, or 1h50.
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