19th century Curonian Spit. At the foot of the dunes stands a fisherman's hut, permanently covered in sand. An old fisherman and his two sons live there. One day, a woman wanders in. One by one, the sea takes her loved ones away, but life goes on - new life, new worries, new hopes.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 31 min.
- Country, year
- Lithuania, 1983
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Lithuanian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Algimantas Puipa
Sponsors and partners
- Supported by
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Director
Algimantas Puipa
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Cinematography and soon made the film The Day of Retribution (1975) together with director Stasys Motiejūnas. Puipa's independent creative biography began with a screen adaptation of O'Henry's novels - the witty, playful TV film I won't be a gangster, darling (1978). Since then, Puipa has made 21 feature-length films. Many of them have won prizes at international film festivals.
