The Lawyer

The Lawyer

97 mins | Drama, Romance | March 27, 2020

Marius is a highly successful lawyer based in Vilnius. He becomes obsessed with Ali, a handsome Syrian refugee he first encounters in an online chatroom run out of Belgrade. Marius is rich and enjoys a vibrant social and cultural life. Nevertheless, he feels that something is missing from it. The journey from Lithuania to Serbia is a relatively short one, but can the two navigate their way through the gulf that separates their very different lives? And how do they deal with the precarious obstacles of the physical borders that stand between them? Written and directed by Romas Zabarauskas, The Lawyer questions assumptions about what it means to be an immigrant and the possibilities offered by life in contemporary Europe.

The Lawyer

97 mins | Drama, Romance | March 27, 2020

The Lawyer
Marius is a highly successful lawyer based in Vilnius. He becomes obsessed with Ali, a handsome Syrian refugee he first encounters in an online chatroom run out of Belgrade. Marius is rich and enjoys a vibrant social and cultural life. Nevertheless, he feels that something is missing from it. The journey from Lithuania to Serbia is a relatively short one, but can the two navigate their way through the gulf that separates their very different lives? And how do they deal with the precarious obstacles of the physical borders that stand between them? Written and directed by Romas Zabarauskas, The Lawyer questions assumptions about what it means to be an immigrant and the possibilities offered by life in contemporary Europe.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Naratyvas Ciobreliai
Original title Advokatas
Directors Romas Zabarauskas
Writers Romas Zabarauskas

Cast

Darya Ekamasova

as Darya

Danilas Pavilionis

as Pranas

Aistė Diržiūtė

as Emilija

Naglis Bierancas

as Linas

Simonas Mozūra

as Aurimas

Aiste S. Gram

as Jana

Dominykas Vaitiekūnas

as Dominykas Vaitiekūnas

Heynce Saraf

as Meilutis

Merve Kılıç

as Milena

Miroslav Marjanovic

as Taksistas

Uğur Canpolat

as Turistas