Borderline

Acclaimed director Ignas Jonynas (“Invisible”, EUFF 2020) returns with a razor-sharp psychological thriller that explores the fragile boundaries between love, grief, and survival. Mourning the loss of his wife, Vilius – a solitary ornithologist living in a secluded border region – spends his days monitoring bird migrations while raising his neurodivergent daughter. His quiet world is shattered when a staged accident entangles him in the dangerous web of a local border-smuggling syndicate. Dragged into a spiral of blackmail and manipulation by a merciless crime boss, Vilius is pushed to extreme lengths to protect the only person he has left. Jonynas balances claustrophobic tension with a stark, moving study of single fatherhood under siege.

Language:In Lithuanian with English subtitles

Genre:Drama
Runtime102 min
YEAR:2025

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