Miracle

Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland / Tragicomedy / 91 min. / 2017

Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in a tiny post-Communist town, finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.

Directed by: Eglė Vertelytė
LEAD Cast: Eglė Mikulionytė, Vyto Ruginis, Andrius Bialobžeskis, Daniel Olbrychski
Written by: Egle Vertelyte
Cinematography by: Emil Christov
Music by: Krzysztof A. Janczak
Production Design by: Ramunas Rastauskas
Edited by: Milenia Fiedler
Produced by: Lukas Trimonis
Co-produced by: Pavlina Jeleva, Magdalena Zimecka, Radoslawa Bardes
Language: Lithuanian

Festivals: Toronto IFF 2018, Reykjavic Film festival, CINEAST, Valladolid International Film Festival, Tofifest IFF, Listapad IFF, Tallinn Film Festival, European Film Forum SCANORAMA, Cairo IFF, Umea Film Festival, Annonay Film Festival, Glasgow Film festival, Chicago European Film Festival, Creteil International Festival of Women’s Films, Bergamo Film Meeting, Febiofest, Baltic Frames, Bolzano IFF Hong Kong Film Festival, Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, Let’s CEE Film Festival, Beijing Film Festival, Go-east, Moscow International Film Festival, Fajr Film Festival, Filmfest Schwerin, Panorama Europe Film Festival in New York, Screening at American Cinematheque Los Angeles, 27th European Union Film Festival Neiße Filmfestival, Screening at Vickers Theatre, Shanghai Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh, Durban International Film Festival, Summer program – cineteca de Madrid, Oostende Film Festival, 5th SRIFF(Xi’an), Waterloo Historical Film Festival, Balitc Film Days, European Union Film Festival in China, Guwahati International Film Festiva, Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin, Nordelijk FF, Festival Internazionale di Cinema Cibo & VideoDiversità, Silk Road Film Festival, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Puerto Rico’s Alliance Française European Film Festival, Cinebrunch

Awards:
1. National cinema awards of Lithuania – Best screenplay
2. National cinema awards of Lithuania – Best director
3. National cinema awards of Lithuania – Best actress
4. National cinema awards of Lithuania – Best film
5. International Womens Film Festival (CANADA) – Best Script
6. Golden Rose Awards Bulgaria – Filmauthor Award for an inventive approach
7. Golden Rose Awards Bulgaria – Best Actress Award

Distribution territories:
Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, South Korea, China, USA, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Palau, Bangladesh, Columbia, United Kingdom