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Vesper

Kristina BUOZYTE / Bruno SAMPER

Lithuania, France, Belgium2022114min Asian Premiere

Synopsis

A hard-nosed teenage girl Vesper and her ailing father carry on with dangerous lives after the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, when she finds a mysterious woman from a crashing site. Soon, Vesper realizes the woman may be holding a key to the safe haven that she’s been seeking after. Vesper is a follow up to Buozyte & Samper’s cult classic Vanishing Waves (2012) from a decade ago. A cerebral sci-fi thriller that questions the existence of an alternate universe, this talented duo creates an immersive vision of the future, unfolding their daring and inventive survival tale that is bound to satisfy all sci-fi lovers. (Jongsuk Thomas NAM)

Diretor

Kristina BUOZYTE

Kristina BUOZYTE and Bruno SAMPER started their collaboration in 2007 in co-writing Kristina’s first feature – the psychological thriller THE COLLECTRESS. The film was awarded The Best Movie Award in Lithuanian Silver Crane Awards (2008) and was selected in more than 30 international film festivals. After this recognition, the two creators deepened their partnership and created their second feature film, the science-fiction drama VANISHING WAVES, which won “2012 Méliès d’Or Award“ for the best European Fantastic Film, and was the first Lithuanian feature film widely distributed in more than 30 countries all around the world.
The duo come back with their third feature - the dark fairytale VESPER, which starts its journey in Karlovy Vary and will have an international theatrical release in 2022.

Bruno SAMPER

Kristina BUOZYTE and Bruno SAMPER started their collaboration in 2007 in co-writing Kristina’s first feature – the psychological thriller THE COLLECTRESS. The film was awarded The Best Movie Award in Lithuanian Silver Crane Awards (2008) and was selected in more than 30 international film festivals. After this recognition, the two creators deepened their partnership and created their second feature film, the science-fiction drama VANISHING WAVES, which won “2012 Méliès d’Or Award“ for the best European Fantastic Film, and was the first Lithuanian feature film widely distributed in more than 30 countries all around the world.
The duo come back with their third feature - the dark fairytale VESPER, which starts its journey in Karlovy Vary and will have an international theatrical release in 2022.

Credit

Producer Asta LIUKAITYTĖ, Daiva VARNAITĖ-JOVAIŠIENĖ, Alexis PERRIN
Screenplay Kristina BUOZYTE, Bruno SAMPER, Brian CLARK
Cinematographer Feliksas ABRUKAUSKAS
Editor Suzanne FENN
Sound David VRANCKEN
Music Dan LEVY
Production Design Ramūnas ASTAUKAS, Raimondas DIČIUS
Cast Raffiella CHAPMAN, Eddie MARSAN, Rosie MCEWEN
Sales Anton