Two nuclear families – both led by a couple of sisters – go on a dark comic family holiday that takes a ride for the sudden tragic in Laurynas Bareiša’s great fun “Drowning. “They film was the Lithuania’s choice for 2025 Best International Feature Academy AwardAnd even though it did not the average, “Drowning Dry” won the former best director and best performance for his ensemble at Locarno Film Festival 2024. As IndieWire exclusively announced, Dekanoog will release the movie Stateside Friday 18 July at the IFC Center with Bareiša presence, followed by Los Angeles and other large Angeles and other large Angeles and other large Angeles.
“Drowning Dry” also played at Palm Springs International Film Festival and at New directors/new films. Written, directed and shot by Bareiša, “Drowning Dry”, according to the distributor “The Story of Two Sisters, Ernesta (Gelminė Glemžaitė) and Justė (Agnė Kaktaitė), whose life is irrevocably changed after an almost tragic accident involving one of their children under their children under their children under their children under their children under their children; Bare Anderaka spirit) and cook spirit) and (Paulius Markevičius).
The film eventually seems to take a meta-turn as the same events are shown from a somewhat alternative-to-version of The Telling, with subtle and offbeat performances from the Roll-Ruben Östlund is a suitable reference.
The release marks Bareišas’s second collaboration with Dekanalog, which previously distributed its 2021 Venice International Film Festival’s Horizon’s award -winning debut function, “Pilgrims.”
Dekanalog is engaged in the release of unique filmmaking voices and musical points from all over the world, founded in 2020 by Elijah Drenner, Lysa Le and George Schmalz. Dekanalog has recently distributed the independent Spirit-nominated CJ “Fiery” Obasis “Mami Wata”, last year’s Dutch Academy Awards submission One Sendijarević’s “Sweet Dreams” and last year’s Swiss submission Carmen Jaquier’s “Thunder”
“Drowning Dry” opens in selected theaters July 18. Look at the trailer, an indifire exclusive, below.
