Frost (2017 film)

2017 film

Frost

Film poster

Directed by| Šarūnas Bartas
Written by| Šarūnas Bartas
Anna Cohen-Yanay
Starring| Mantas Jančiauskas
Lyja Maknavičiūtė
Vanessa Paradis
Weronika Rosati
Andrzej Chyra
Cinematography| Eitvydas Doškus
Edited by| Dounia Sichov

Release dates

* 25 May 2017 (2017-05-25) (Cannes)
* 18 August 2017 (2017-08-18) (Lithuania)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Countries| Lithuania
France
Ukraine
Poland
Language| Lithuanian
Box office| $37,081[1]

Frost (Lithuanian: Šerkšnas) is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Šarūnas Bartas. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It was selected as the Lithuanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4][5]

## Plot

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The young Lithuanian Rokas (played by Jančiauskas) drives with his girlfriend Inga (played by Maknavičiūtė) a humanitarian aid truck to Donbas region of Ukraine where, amid the violence and death of the war in Donbas, they meet different war reporters, one of whom is played by Vanessa Paradis.[6]

## Cast

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* Mantas Jančiauskas as Rokas
* Lyja Maknavičiūtė as Inga
* Vanessa Paradis
* Weronika Rosati
* Andrzej Chyra

## Production

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The movie was filmed in frontline towns of Kurakhove, Marinka and Krasnohorivka.[6] Some scenes were filmed as close as 200–300 meters to the frontline.[6] Filming also took place in settings in Kyiv and Dnipro in Ukraine and in Poland and Lithuania.[6]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Lithuanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Šerkšnas (Frost)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
2. ^ "Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
3. ^ Elsa Keslassy (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
4. ^ "Šarūno Barto kino filmas "Šerkšnas" pretenduoja į prestižinį "Oskaro" apdovanojimą". londoniete. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
5. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (9 September 2017). "Oscars: Lithuania Selects 'Frost' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
6. ^ a b c d Film about Russia’s war in Ukraine receives standing ovation in Cannes, Kyiv Post (26 May 2017)

## External links

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* Frost at IMDb

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Films directed by Šarūnas Bartas

* Three Days
* The Corridor
* Few of Us
* The House
* Freedom
* Seven Invisible Men
* Eastern Drift
* Peace to Us in Our Dreams
* Frost

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Lithuanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* Before Flying Back to Earth (2006)
* Loss (2008)
* Vortex (2009)
* Back to Your Arms (2011)
* Ramin (2012)
* Conversations on Serious Topics (2013)
* The Gambler (2014)
* The Summer of Sangailė (2015)
* Seneca's Day (2016)
* Frost (2017)
* Wonderful Losers: A Different World (2018)
* Bridges of Time (2019)
* Nova Lituania (2020)
* Isaac (2021)
* Pilgrims (2022)
* Slow (2023)
* Drowning Dry (2024)

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