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The Devil's Seed

1979 · 68 min

A quiet, slow village drama that asks patience and rewards attention with a strange, uneasy mood.

Directed by
Algimantas Puipa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Eugenija Pleskyte, Kostas Smoriginas, Vytautas Paukste
Overview
In the Lithuanian village of Lietuvos, a farmer brings his sheltered nephew, Joni, to the rich Bani. By biting the prospective host's hand, the teenager gains the nickname of "the devil's seed."

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Directed by
Algimantas Puipa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Eugenija Pleskyte, Kostas Smoriginas, Vytautas Paukste
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • class
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Algimantas Puipa
    Written by
    Vytautas Žalakevičius
    Starring
    Eugenija Pleskyte, Kostas Smoriginas, Vytautas Paukste, Inese Saulīte, Feliksas Einas, Ferdinandas Jakšys, Juozas Jaruševičius, Rimgaudas Karvelis
    Runtime
    68 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Lithuanian, Russian

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