Renovacija

Renovation

The feature debut RENOVATION is contained within the deteriorating walls of a Soviet-era apartment in present-day Vilnius. 29-year-old Ilona appears to be entering a settled phase of life. She has moved in with her boyfriend Matas, and the scaffolding outside the building suggests a future that is being carefully repaired and structured. Yet the renovation is not solely architectural. As Ilona develops a tentative friendship with Oleg, a Ukrainian construction worker, and begins writing poetry – first impulsively, then obsessively – the film draws a parallel between the visible decay of the building and the emerging fractures in a life shaped by conventional social expectations. (screenanarchy.com)

Director's Filmography (Selection)
Renovacija (Renovation, 2025) - Solastalgia (2021, doc short) - Paskutinis Skambutis (The Last Day of School, 2018, short) - Namo (Back, 2016, short)

CROSSING EUROPE AWARDS

: CROSSING EUROPE Award - Best Fiction Film

Competition Fiction 2026

Director Gabrielė Urbonaitė

Lithuania / Belgium / Latvia 2025

color

90 minutes

Norwegian / English / Ukrainian / Lithuanian

OV with English subtitles