HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR

HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR

Skyrybos karo metu

Directed by Andrius Blaževičius
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic | 108 min | 2026 | Lithuanian, English, Ukrainian, Russian | drama

Vilnius 2022. High-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment for an honest conversation with her husband Vytas about divorcing – just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine goes into full scale. Now the couple must navigate the process of separation as it collides with a refugee and mid-life crisis.

Credits 

Director: Andrius Blaževičius
Screenplay: Andrius Blaževičius
Cinematography: Narvydas Naujalis
Editing: Anna Johnson Ryndová AFS
Production Design: Greta Vileikytė
Sound Design: Nicolas Tran Trong

Cast: Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Marius Repšys, Amelija Adomaitytė, Indrė Patkauskaitė, Gintarė Parulytė.

Production Company: M-Films (Marija Razgutė)
Co-production Companies: Red Lion, Feline Films, Bionaut. 
With support of: Lithuanian Film Centre, National Lithuanian Film and Television LRT, Film Fund Luxembourg, Screen Ireland, Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA. 

  • Andrius Blaževičius
    Andrius Blaževičius
    Lithuania

Festivals & Awards:

Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Competition 2026 – World Premiere

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Andrius Blaževičius
Lithuania

Andrius Blaževičius born in Vilnius, June 26, 1985, studied Culture history and anthropology at Vilnius University. After a while, Andrius switched to Film Directing studies at KIMO, Lithuanian national film school, where he graduated with a MA in 2011.
Blaževičius’ debut feature film THE SAINT (2016) premiered at Warsaw FF and Busan FF, won six national awards and became one of the most appreciated Lithuanian independent films at the national box office with 47K admissions in total. His sophomore film RUNNER (2021) premiered at Karlovy Vary FF with the main actress Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė being awarded as a Shooting Star by European Film Promotion. RUNNER received two Lithuanian Film Academy awards – for the main and the supporting actresses. HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (2026) – third feature film by Andrius Blaževičius will premiere at Sundance FF, World Dramatic Competition.

DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY:
TEN REASONS (org. DEŠIMT PRIEŽASČIŲ) | 2011 | Short (fiction)
THE SAINT (org. ŠVENTASIS) | 2016 | Feature (fiction)
RUNNER (org. BĖGIKĖ) | 2021 | Feature (fiction)
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (org. SKYRYBOS KARO METU) | 2026 | Feature (fiction)