9-TAS ŽINGSNIS
THE 9TH STEP
Caught somewhere between mid-life crisis and his conquered addiction, Linas just about manages to prevent his life from sinking into complete chaos and to resist the daily temptations of drink. And yet when his teenage daughter Eve, after a night of excess, is ordered to live with him and brings her highly flirtatious friend Maya in tow, Linas' steadfastness is put to the test; in every sense. Thus begins a fascinating and touchingly narrated rollercoaster ride of emotions, one on which traditional roles become blurred and the situation soon becomes a little too intimate for everyone involved. In this, her vibrant debut film, Irma Pužauskaitė tells the story of a trio that is forced to confront problems that they have suppressed for too long.
Text: Joshua Jádi
English: Peter Rickerby
Kammerbühne: original version with English subtitles + German simultaneous translation
Egle Vertelyte
Jacek Podgorski
Vytis Puronas
Ramunas Rastauskas
Domas Strupinskas
Valentin Novopolskij, Gerda Ciuraite Ciuraite, Angelina Daukaite, Marius Repsys, Lina Rastokaite
Irma Pužauskaitė - After working in film finance for Media and the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture, Irma decided to dive into the creative side of film and attended LMU Film School (US) for her Master degree. She received the Faculty Award for her thesis short film "The Morning After". She is Alumni of the Incubator Lab at Film Independent (Los Angeles, US) and EKRAN+ at Wajda School (Poland). In 2016 Irma established an educational group called Directors Lab (active in Lithuania and Poland) and started the Vilnius Actor Studio. Irma directs commercials and music videos, as well.