Borderline
Date:
January 12, 2023
Borderline
Borderline
by Ignas Jonynas
Baltic Productions | Lithuania
Fiction | 3rd feature
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Logline
Ornithologist Vilius, trapped by guilt and loss, gets himself into a dangerous smuggling business, unexpectedly, this criminal activity forces him to rethink his life and reconnect with his daughter.
Synopsis
After his wife’s death, mourning ornithologist Vilius is left alone to look after his daughter, Urte. One day, while driving home, he accidentally hits a group of smugglers evading the border control guards. The criminals impressed by the bird tracking GPS in Vilius’ car, see an opportunity, and offer him a job. Seduced by the big pay and by the great opportunity to escape his daily struggles, he agrees in no time. His job is to track loads of smuggled goods crossing the border, instead of migrating birds.
During one operation, the smuggler assigned to watch the house turns on Urte, attacking her while she’s alone. When Vilius returns, he finds a dead body on the floor. He acts quickly to hide the body and come up with an alibi, but his actions raise suspicion among the rest of the team. When Vilius receives another task, he knows it will be his last.
Director’s Profile
Ignas Jonynas is a Lithuanian film director, and the Borderline project will be his third feature film, for which he has gathered a strong and talented team. His previous films – were very successfully received both nationally and internationally. The Gambler has been called a marker of a new beginning for the Lithuanian cinema. It was the first Lithuanian film to be premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Before stepping into cinema Ignas worked in the theatre for almost 10 years, he also directed several shows in the radio, created multiple short films (Sunday as it is, and Dancing Worm), and before this, was part of the first generation of Baltic region advertisers, writing and producing many commercials.
Ignas continues to make his name in the industry. Per his first two films is seen as a very promising and talented Eastern Europe filmmaker with particular talent and expertise in expressing authentic visual language.
Company Profile
Baltic Productions is a dynamic audiovisual company based in Vilnius, Lithuania, operating since 2011. With over 12 years of experience, our team specializes in delivering high-quality projects ranging from short and feature-length films to mini-series, documentaries, multimedia performances, museum installations, and VR projects. Our editorial line emphasizes creative documentaries and feature films that showcase original content and an authentic cinematic aesthetic.
Our latest feature-length documentary debut, “Roberta” (2023), directed by Elena Kairyte, was nominated in the “Changing Faces of Europe” category at the 2023 HOT DOCS festival, and “Murmuring Hearts” by Vytautas Puidokas was awarded for the best Cinematography in Poff , 2024. Currently, Baltic Productions has 11 projects in development, including two feature films, one TV series, and eight documentaries.
We produce and co-produce art-house films by both local and international directors, remaining open to diverse genres while being particularly driven by creative and original content. Although primarily based in Lithuania, we are inspired by the borderless exchange of ideas and actively seek international partnerships and mutual creative ownership.