Hunger Strike Breakfast (CinEast Festival 2026)
Hunger Strike Breakfast
Badautojų namelis Lituanie-Tchéquie-Lettonie 2025 | Karolis Kaupinis | vostEN | 85’ | digital | Cast: Ineta Stasiulytė, Arvydas Dapšys, Paulius Pinigis
► 2 wins & 9 other nominations, Lithuanian Film Awards 2026
In the early '90s, Lithuanian TV star Daiva loses her job as the studios are taken over by Russian soldiers. Together with several peers, she announces a hunger strike to reclaim the TV station.
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« An engrossing absurdist drama shot in cinéma vérité fashion, that offers a surprising glimpse into the everyday travails of post-communist freedom. » (Variety)
« [Its] perspective on the events is deeply human – focused on the mundanity that often remains off screen when “big history” unfolds. » (Cineuropa)
Org. Cinémathèque & CinEast Festival
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