''The Excursionist'' (, "Excursionist Girl") is a 2013 Lithuanian
historical drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...
film that dramatizes the story of an eleven-year old Lithuanian girl Marija who escapes from
a Soviet deportation to Siberia. Directed by , with the screenplay of , it is the first Lithuanian non-documentary film about Soviet deportations. The plot is loosely based on a real-life story published in ''Komjaunimo tiesa'' (the Lithuanian edition of ''
Komsomolskaya Pravda
''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' (; ) is a daily Russian tabloid newspaper that was founded in 1925. Its name is in reference to the official Soviet newspaper '' Pravda'' (English: 'Truth').
History and profile
During the Soviet era, ''Komsomolskaya ...
'') in 1989.
Film languages are Lithuanian and Russian. The name of the film refers to an episode when Marija pretends to be a Russian girl strayed from an excursion.
Awards
*2014
Silver Crane (Lithuanian Film Awards)
Įteikti „Sidabrinės gervės 2014“ apdovanojimai
("Silver Crane 2014" awards presented)
**Wins: best screenplay (Pranas Morkus), best actress (Anastasija Marčenkaitė), best cameraman ()
** Nominations: best film, best director, best supporting actor (Igor Savochkin
Igor Yurievich Savochkin (; 14 May 1963 – 17 November 2021) was a Russian theater and film actor, best known for his roles in Russian action and thriller films. Savochkin's acting career has spanned across more than 30 films over the course of ...
), best supporting actress (Raisa Ryazanova
Raisa Ivanovna Ryazanova (; born 31 October 1944 in Petropavlovsk) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She has performed in more than sixty films since 1969. She won the State Prize of the USSR (1981) and was the People's Artist of R ...
)
*2014 Nika Awards
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
In 2022 nominees were announced, b ...
, Best Film of the CIS and Baltics; tied with '' Haytarma''
References
External links
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Film trailer
YouTube
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Lithuanian drama films
Lithuanian-language films
2010s Russian-language films
2013 drama films
2013 films
Occupation of the Baltic states
Films set in Siberia
Historical drama films
2010s Lithuanian films