(OV: Penkios su puse meilės istorijos, nutikusios viename Vilniaus bute)
Country of origin: Lithuania, Latvia, Ireland
Genre: drama, romance
Director: Tomas Vengris
Screenwriters: Tomas Vengris, Tatia Rosenthal
Producers: Uljana Kim, Alicia Ní Ghráinne, Roberts Vinovskis
Cast: Velta Žygure, Vidas Petkevičius, Jonas Braškys, Valene Kane, Alison Oliver, Marijus Mažūnas, Yiftach Klein, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, Ieva Andrejevaitė, Géza Röhrig
Runtime: 1h 52min
In an AirBnB apartment in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, an Irishwoman struggles with temptation, an Israeli couple deal with fertility and family issues, a Hungarian artist pursues love, and a stripper’s secret rendezvous is interrupted… all unaware of the joys and tragedies that transpired within the same walls and under the same bedsheets. Meanwhile Jolanta, the quiet cleaning lady, returns to wipe away the evidence of each misadventure, as her own love story unfolds...
Director's notes:
"We are surrounded by quiet, unnoticed objects that soak in our deepest emotions and our darkest secrets. Every bead of sweat and blood that drips into floorboards, leaves an imperceptible mark of a life lived. The faded robe that hangs in the bathroom, the cigarette burn on the carpet, the cracked mug that watches from the cabinets - these are the permanent residents of Apartment 5. This is a film about the messy fragility of being human. We love and want to be loved, we desire and want to be desired. We often blunder through life, seemingly alone, guided by fear, craving, and the endless search for validation. However, our most intimate moments reveal that we are far more similar than different. This web of stories act as a mirror -urging us to accept ourselves and reawaken us to the genuine merit of life as we’re left to live it. In short, we are all in this mess together."
