Switzerland / Aug 15, 2024 / Locarno Film Festival
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tadas Baranauskas | Donatas |
| Aleksandra Krivulina | Mažvilė |
| Violeta Vasiliuaskaitė | Diana |
| Martynas Berulis | Kasparas |
| Kasparas Varanavičius | Goša |
| Gabrielė Petrauskaitė | Gerda |
| Urtė Kretkovskytė | Urtė |
| Simona Šiupinytė | Sima |
| Goda Lukoševičiūtė | Luka |
| Eva Vaitulionytė | Eva |
| Ieva Jasiūnaitė | Alex |
| Saulė Sakalauskaitė | Aistė |
| Dominykas Strazdas | Julius |
| Birutė Kapustinskaitė | Mother |
| Riccardo Romano | Photographer |
| Sofija Gedgaudaitė | Alina |
| Džiugas Šveikauskas | Ramas |
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| Aleksas Kazanavičius | Ruta’s Father |
| Aušra Pukelytė-Kazanavičienė | Ruta’s Mother |
| Genadijus Babincevas - Henry Match | Gedas |
| Raimondas Klezys | Treneris |
| Greta Repšytė | Girl in the Locker Room |
| Eglė Rabasauskaitė | Girl in the Locker Room |
| Elena Ingotaite | Girl in the Locker Room |
| Silvija Lileikytė | Modeling School Student |
| Atėnė Šakėlė | Modeling School Student |
| Ignė Katinaite | Modeling School Student |
| Jurgis Matulevičius | Auto Service Worker |
| Artūras Lepiochinas | Auto Service Worker |
| Vygandas Vadeiša | Auto Service Worker |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Akiplėša |
| Original language | Lietuvių (LT) |
| Spoken languages | Lietuvių |
| Production countries | Lithuania |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Akis Bado |
| Release date | 24 marzo 2025 |
| Executive producer | Justė Michailinaitė |
| Production | Giedrė Burokaitė |
| Writer | Saulė Bliuvaitė |
| Casting | Ugnė Šiaučiūnaitė |
| Editing | Ignė Narbutaitė |
| Cinematography | Vytautas Katkus |
| Assistant directors | Tomas Smulkis, Ugnė Pikutytė, Inesa Marcinkevičiūtė, Saulė Bliuvaitė |
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| Camera operators | Vytautas Katkus |
| Additional photography | Vytautas Katkus |
| Production design | Paulius Aničas |
| Art direction | Paulius Aničas |
| Set decoration | Paulius Aničas |
| Music | Gediminas Jakubka, Julius Grigelionis |
| Sound | Gediminas Jakubka, Julius Grigelionis |
| Costume design | Aura Narmontaitė, Jurgita Globytė |
| Makeup | Jurgita Globytė, Aura Narmontaitė |
| Hairstyling | Aura Narmontaitė, Jurgita Globytė |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 27, 2024 / Vancouver International Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 08, 2024 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Netherlands / Oct 13, 2024 / Leiden International Film Festival
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Indonesia / Oct 26, 2024 / Jakarta Film Week
Ukraine / Oct 29, 2024 / Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Estonia / Nov 11, 2024 / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
India / Nov 25, 2024 / International Film Festival of India
Lithuania / Mar 19, 2025 / Vilnius International Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 13, 2025 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
South Korea / Jul 09, 2025 / Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival
United Kingdom / Nov 08, 2025 / London Baltic Film Festival
Theatrical release
Lithuania / Mar 24, 2025 / N-13
France / Apr 16, 2025
Germany / Apr 24, 2025 / 16
Netherlands / Jul 10, 2025 / 12 / Previously Unreleased
Digital
Ireland / Jul 25, 2025 / MUBI
United Kingdom / Jul 25, 2025 / MUBI
Lithuania / Nov 01, 2025 / ŽMONĖS Cinema
TV
France / Nov 24, 2025 / Ciné+ OCS
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