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Son-in-Law

1976 · 187 min

A long, quiet, wistful drama about distance and belonging, unfolding patiently with a melancholy, homesick ache.

Directed by
Mamertas Karklelis
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Leonardas Zelčius, Birutė Raubaitė, Romualdas Vitkauskas
Overview
The fate of a young man who went to America to seek happiness, his longing for his homeland and the search for true values...

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Directed by
Mamertas Karklelis
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Leonardas Zelčius, Birutė Raubaitė, Romualdas Vitkauskas
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • immigration
    • identity
    • family
    • isolation
    • ambition
    Places
    • countryside
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    Mamertas Karklelis
    Written by
    Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
    Starring
    Leonardas Zelčius, Birutė Raubaitė, Romualdas Vitkauskas, Algirdas Vrubliauskas, Doloresa Kazragytė, Vytautas Eidukaitis, Viktoras Valašinas, Danguolė Baukaitė
    Cinematography
    Antanas Barkus
    Runtime
    187 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Lithuanian, Russian

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