''Dog's Life'' (
Lithuanian: ''Šuns dienos'') is a Lithuanian
drama film
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written and
directed
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by
Ieva Veiverytė and released in
2013
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Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
.
Plot
Dalia is fifty, she lives in a large detached house of Soviet architecture together with her retired mum. Dalia's daughter studies in another town and Dalia relies on her advice and support in every situation. Unexpectedly the retired mum is sent to the hospital for tests and Dalia is stays alone at home. A random idea to release their guard dog for a free run around ends up in disaster – the dog is run over by a car. A dog burial issue becomes a real challenge for a woman, who has never experienced self-sufficiency.
Cast
Production
''Dog's Life'' is the second short film by
Ieva Veiverytė and the first collaboration of the director with producer
Marija Razgutė
Marija Razgutė (born 26 June 1985) is a Lithuanian film producer and the founder of the production company M-Films.
Biography
Marija Razgutė was born on 26 June 1985 in Klaipėda, Lithuania.
She initially studied business management but l ...
(M-Films). The film's international premiere took place in Finland on March 5, 2014, at the
Tampere Film Festival
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. ''Dog's Life'' is the first Lithuanian film to be selected for this festival in the last four years.
In 2020, the Lithuanian short film agency ''Shorts'' ranked ''Dog's Life'' among the top eight Lithuanian short films made in the 2010s.
Nominations and awards
*
Scanorama European Film Forum 2013: Nomination in the New Baltic Cinema program
*
Lithuanian Film Academy Silver Crane Awards 2014: Best Actress Award in a Leading Role and Nomination for Best Short Film
*
Tampere International Film Festival 2014: Selection in the International Competition program
* Leeds International Short Film Festival 2014: Selection in the Lithuanian program
*
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
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It is the ...
2014: Selection in the International Competition
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 4781266
Dog's life at Tampere International Film Festival 2014
2013 films
Lithuanian drama short films
Lithuanian-language films
2013 short films
2010s Lithuanian films