
Lithuania, 1991.
Soviet takeover of Lithuanian TV.
Employees declare a hunger strike.
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, but the physical toll of the strike reveals the true needs of the protesters.
85 MIN / 2025 / Lithuaninan
DRAMA
co-production
(LT) (CZ) (LV)
Director & writer
Karolis Kaupinis
Production company
M-Films (Lithuania)
Background Films (Czech Republic)
Tasse (Latvia)
Producer
Marija Razgutė
Co-producers
Mikulas Novotny
Aija Berzina
Associate producer
Brigita Beniušytė
Cinematographer
Simonas Glinskis
Production designer
Sigita Šimkūnaitė
Supported by
Lithuanian Film Centre
Eurimages
Czech Film Fund
National Film Centre of Latvia
Creative Europe MEDIA
Lithuanian National Radio and Television


Lithuania, 1991.
Soviet takeover of Lithuanian TV.
Employees declare a hunger strike.
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, but the physical toll of the strike reveals the true needs of the protesters.
85 MIN / 2025 / Lithuaninan
DRAMA
co-production
(LT) (CZ) (LV)
Director & writer
Karolis Kaupinis
Production company
M-Films (Lithuania)
Background Films (Czech Republic)
Tasse (Latvia)
Producer
Marija Razgutė
Co-producers
Mikulas Novotny
Aija Berzina
Associate producer
Brigita Beniušytė
Cinematographer
Simonas Glinskis
Production designer
Sigita Šimkūnaitė
Supported by
Lithuanian Film Centre
Eurimages
Czech Film Fund
National Film Centre of Latvia
Creative Europe MEDIA
Lithuanian National Radio and Television