Poland / Oct 11, 2025 / Warsaw Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A desperate hunger strike meant to capture global media attention slowly unravels into a hilariously bleak showdown between ambition, reality, and an empty stomach.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Birutė Mar | Sigis' Mother |
| Kamilė Lebedytė | Sigis' Wife |
| Eglė Mikulionytė | Mykolas' wife |
| Vera Stasenia | Raisa |
| Jūratė Martinaitytė | Virginija |
| Audronis Rūkas | Truck driver |
Genres
DramaHistoryComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Badautojų namelis |
| Original language | Lietuvių (LT) |
| Spoken languages | Lietuvių, Pусский |
| Production countries | Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | M-Films, Background Films, Tasse Film |
| Official site | m-films.lt |
| Release date | 16 gennaio 2026 |
| Production | Brigita Beniušytė, Marija Razgutė, Aija Bērziņa, Mikuláš Novotný |
| Writer | Karolis Kaupinis |
| Casting | Andrius Blaževičius |
| Editing | Silvija Vilkaitė |
| Cinematography | Simonas Glinskis |
| Assistant directors | Zivile Strazinskaite, Paulius Smitrius, Lukas Lukoševičius, Marija Pakrijauskaite, Karolis Kaupinis |
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| Camera operators | Simonas Glinskis |
| Additional photography | Simonas Glinskis |
| Production design | Sigita Šimkūnaitė |
| Art direction | Sigita Šimkūnaitė |
| Set decoration | Sigita Šimkūnaitė |
| Music | Matīss Čudars, Arnas Mikalkėnas, Kipras Čėsna, Ernests Ansons, Jacek Wiśniewski |
| Sound | Matīss Čudars, Kipras Čėsna, Arnas Mikalkėnas, Ernests Ansons, Jacek Wiśniewski |
| Costume design | Monika Vebraitė |
| Makeup | Monika Vebraitė |
| Hairstyling | Monika Vebraitė |
Release dates
Premiere
Estonia / Nov 17, 2025 / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Latvia / Jan 13, 2026 / Splendid Palace
Theatrical release
Latvia / Jan 16, 2026 / 12+
Lithuania / Jan 30, 2026 / N-13
Digital
Lithuania / Apr 24, 2026 / ŽMONĖS Cinema
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