Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Andrius Blaževičius’ “How to Divorce During the War.” The film premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where Blaževičius won the Directing Award. A theatrical release is planned at New York’s IFC Center this summer, followed by a national rollout.
Set in Vilnius in 2022, the film follows high-flying executive Marija and her husband Vytas — a struggling film director — whose divorce proceedings collide with the outbreak of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The deal was negotiated by Zeitgeist co-presidents Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo, and Jan Naszewski, CEO of New Europe Film Sales.
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