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

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

Official movie poster for the lithuanin oscar entry film The Southern Chronicles, Pietina Kronikas, 2025 by Ignas Miskins
Official movie poster for the lithuanin oscar entry film The Southern Chronicles, Pietina Kronikas, 2025 by Ignas Miskins

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

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Awards & Festivals

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  • 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

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