The Southern Chronicles
Pietinia Kronikas
Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test.
2024
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Drama, Comedy
The Southern Chronicles
Pietinia Kronikas
Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test.
2024
•
Drama, Comedy


Description
In the early 1990s, in a working-class neighbourhood of Šiauliai, Lithuania, rebellious 17-year-old Rimants spends his days playing rugby, listening to Eurobeat, and hustling on the black market like everyone around him at that time. He is looking for a better life for himself. His best friend Minde shares the same belief that strength and money are the keys to success in this tough, fast-changing world. But when Rimants meets Monika, a cultured middle-class girl, he discovers a new universe of books, music, and ideas that challenge everything he knows. A humorous, nostalgic, and vibrant coming-of-age story capturing the spirit, slang, and energy of 1990s Šiauliai, showing the awkwardness and struggles of a teenager growing up.
Description
In the early 1990s, in a working-class neighbourhood of Šiauliai, Lithuania, rebellious 17-year-old Rimants spends his days playing rugby, listening to Eurobeat, and hustling on the black market like everyone around him at that time. He is looking for a better life for himself. His best friend Minde shares the same belief that strength and money are the keys to success in this tough, fast-changing world. But when Rimants meets Monika, a cultured middle-class girl, he discovers a new universe of books, music, and ideas that challenge everything he knows. A humorous, nostalgic, and vibrant coming-of-age story capturing the spirit, slang, and energy of 1990s Šiauliai, showing the awkwardness and struggles of a teenager growing up.
Description
In the early 1990s, in a working-class neighbourhood of Šiauliai, Lithuania, rebellious 17-year-old Rimants spends his days playing rugby, listening to Eurobeat, and hustling on the black market like everyone around him at that time. He is looking for a better life for himself. His best friend Minde shares the same belief that strength and money are the keys to success in this tough, fast-changing world. But when Rimants meets Monika, a cultured middle-class girl, he discovers a new universe of books, music, and ideas that challenge everything he knows. A humorous, nostalgic, and vibrant coming-of-age story capturing the spirit, slang, and energy of 1990s Šiauliai, showing the awkwardness and struggles of a teenager growing up.
About
Released
2024
Released
2024
Released
2024
Released
2024
Production company
In Script, Nafta Films
Production company
In Script, Nafta Films
Production company
In Script, Nafta Films
Production company
In Script, Nafta Films
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Details
Audio
Lithuanian
Audio
Lithuanian
Audio
Lithuanian
Audio
Lithuanian
Subtitles
English
Subtitles
English
Subtitles
English
Subtitles
English
Run time
120 minutes
Run time
120 minutes
Run time
120 minutes
Run time
120 minutes
Logline
Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test.
Cast & Crew
Cast & Crew
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Starring
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Starring
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Starring
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Starring
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Producers
Lukas Trimonis, Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Producers
Lukas Trimonis, Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Producers
Lukas Trimonis, Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Producers
Lukas Trimonis, Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Critics Reviews
"l'll admit that Ignas Miškinis’ feature film, The Southern Chronicles, grabbed me by the shoulders and thrust me into a time machine destined for the 80s. The film industry in Lithuania may not have the glitz and glamour of modern Hollywood, but the indie spirit of 80s Hollywood." - Alan Ng, Editor-in-Chief of FilmThreat.com



Awards & Festivals



Official Oscar© Entry, Best International Film, Lithuania, 2025
Black Nights Film Festival - Best Baltic Film
Film Festival Cottbus, Main Competition, November 2024, Germany
LITAUISCHES KINO GOES BERLIN, 2024, Germany
Nordische Filmtage Lubeck, Youth Competition, November 2024, Germany
POFF, Black Nights Film Festival, Baltic Competition, November 2024, Estonia
Boston Baltic Film Festival Program, Februrary 2025, USA
Transilvania International Film Festival, June 2025, Romania. Sidebar: TEEN SPIRIT







