Doclisboa2026 - International Competition | Smarty
Doclisboa2026 - Competição Internacional | Smarty
Cinema 5€
Monday 19 October · 14:00
Exiled director Nikita Lavretski (played by Belarusian filmmaker Sergey Kolosovski) tries to cross European borders to reunite with his wife, wondering whether he is condemned to relive the past forever; a playful take on autofiction and a Proustian experience of recovered time. World premiere in the International Competition.
Synopsis Screenings 18 OCT / 22.00, São Jorge, Sala 3 19 OCT / 14.00, São Jorge, Sala 3 School session open to the public Smarty Umnitsa Nikita Lavretski, Sergey Kolosovski • 2026 • Lithuania • 88' • DCP World Premiere The exiled director Nikita Lavretski (played by Belarusian director Sergey Kolosovski) seeks to join his wife, crossing European borders. As he recalls the home he had to abandon, he wonders whether he is condemned to relive the past forever. Lavretski playfully invents a new approach to the genre of autofiction, in which Warsaw stands in for Vilnius and the present is reflected in images from before 2020. A Proustian experience of recovered time. Prices General - 5€ Reduced mobility - 5€