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Drowning Dry (Lithuanian: Sesės, lit. 'Sisters') is a 2024 Lithuanian-Latvian drama film written and directed by Laurynas Bareiša starring Gelmine Glemzaite, Agne Kaktaite, Giedrius Kiela, and Paulius Markevicius. The film premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where Bareiša received the Best Direction Award while the film's principal cast was recognized with the Best Performance Award. It was selected as Lithuanian's entry for 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.




Premise


Ernesta and her sister Juste gather at a lakeside cabin for a weekend getaway with their husbands (Lukas and Tomas, respectively) and children. The vacation takes a dark turn when Juste's daughter falls into the lake, unable to swim to safety. Details about the accident and its aftermath are revealed in a series of flashbacks as the family tries to move on from the tragedy.




Cast


Gelmine Glemzaite as Ernesta
Paulius Markevicius as Lukas, Ernesta's husband
Agne Kaktaite as Juste, Ernesta's sister
Giedrius Kiela as Tomas, Juste's husband




Production


Laurynas Bareiša wrote, directed, and served as cinematographer for Drowning Dry, which was produced through his company Afterschool Production. In developing the script, Bareiša consulted with medical professionals to learn more about dry drowning.




Release



Drowning Dry premiered on 10 August 2024 in the Concorso Internazionale section of the Locarno Film Festival.




Reception






= Accolades

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See also


List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
List of Lithuanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film




References






External links


Drowning Dry at IMDb
Drowning Dry at Rotten Tomatoes

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