Kisses, Juozas. Part of the Baltic Film Festival

KISSES, JUOZAS tells a story about the heroic life and love of a high-ranking Lithuanian officer who, during WWII, joined the partisan movement, choosing to fight for his country's freedom over the comfortable life he could have lived abroad. 

“I will not leave my country. This is my choice,” Juozas Vitkus-Kazimieraitis, the main character of the movie, tells his brother after a proposal to retreat to a more comfortable life in the USA. A Lieutenant Colonel, the highest-ranking officer of the Lithuanian army, he decided to fight for the freedom of Lithuania. He mobilised and led thousands of men in the resistance against Soviet terror.

Baltic Film Festival 

Over the last decades the film industry in the Baltic Region continues to grow into a dynamic, creative and artistic platform reflecting its complex history and rich culture in the cinema. The first Baltic Film Festival in Ireland, with three specially selected films from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, will offer a unique opportunity to learn more about the lives, history and culture of the three Baltic states. 

At 6:00pm on Friday 19 April before the screening of LIVING IMAGES, there will be an opening night wine reception for the Baltic Film Festival. Ticket holders for LIVING IMAGES are welcome to attend. 

The festival is supported by the Embassy of Estonia, Embassy of Lithuania and Embassy of Latvia, and is dedicated to commemorating the 20th anniversary of the EU membership.