''The Jump'' ( lt, Šuolis) is a 2020 Lithuanian
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
directed and produced by
Giedrė Žickytė. It was initially selected as the Lithuanian entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after its u ...
,
however, ''
Isaac
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'' by Jurgis Matulevičius was ultimately submitted.
Overview
In 1970, Lithuanian seaman Simas Kudirka caused an
international incident {{Refimprove, date=December 2011
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after attempting
defection
In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, changing sides in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, defection involves abandoning a person, ca ...
by boarding a U.S. Coast Guard ship.
See also
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List of Lithuanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
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2020 films
2020 documentary films
Lithuanian documentary films
Lithuanian-language films
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