Exemplary Behavior
Director and mastermind of the Golden Dove winning documentary Audrius Mickevičius is no longer alive among us. The infamous Lukiškės prison in the city centre of Vilnius is currently closed down (but hosts film productions, screenings, excursions). No one expected such coincidences. There is still a chance to rewind time back, hear motivation for forgiveness by Audrius and visit this monumental place, which does not exist anymore.
Philosopher Nerijus Milerius (co-writer of "Isaac", premiered in Tallinn a year ago) fulfilled a promise to finish meaningful, dynamic, surreal film about people and cats behind the bars. Cinema and surveillance cameras introduce two protagonists – prisoners, sentenced for life. Rolandas looks for romantic love and Rimantas patiently constructs arty motorcycle. They try to behave for hope to regain freedom. Is there any other way to reduce anger than to forgive? Even for the most painful crime.
Edvinas Pukšta
Nerijus Milerius (1971) was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. He defended his doctorate in philosophy in 2001. In addition to being a professor of philosophy at the University of Vilnius, Milerius is also a filmmaker. In 2019, the documentary “Exemplary Behaviour” about inmates sentenced to life, co-directed by Audrius Mickevičius and Nerijus Milerius, won three awards at DOK Leipzig. Milerius is also the director of the documentary “Life After Death” (2022) and co-director of the feature film “Jōhatsu”, which was also screened at PÖFF in 2024.
Filmography:
Pavyzdingas elgesys (Exemplary Behaviour, 2019, doc), Gyvenimas po mirties (Life After Death, 2022, doc), Jōhatsu (PÖFF 2024, co-dir)
Pavyzdingas elgesys (Exemplary Behaviour, 2019, co-dir, doc), Gyvenimas po mirties (Life After Death, 2022, doc), Jōhatsu (2024)
Award for Best Baltic Film, grant of 5000€ from Piletilevi
