Miracle [STEBUKLAS]
Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in a tiny post-Communist town finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.
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Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in a tiny post-Communist town finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.
EGLE MIKULIONYTE .......................... Irena
• VYTO RUGINIS .......................... Bernardas
• ANDRIUS BIALOBZESKIS .......................... Juozas
• DANIEL OLBRYCHSKI .......................... Priest
• VALERIJUS JEVSEJEVAS .......................... Antanas
• VALENTINAS KRULIKOVSKIS .......................... Vytas
• JELENA KIREJEVA .......................... Barbora
• VERA STASENIA .......................... Jadvyga
• SONATA VISOCKAITE .......................... Laima
• GABIJA JARAMINAITE .......................... Banker
• JOANA CIZAUSKAITE .......................... Wife of Antanas
• KAMILE PETRUSKEVICIUTE .......................... Agne
• MARIJUS BERNOTAS .......................... Singer at the party
• LAIMUTIS SEDZIUS .......................... Doctor
• ANZELA BIZUNOVIC .......................... Nurse
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
• THE BOYS' CHOIR DAGILELIS .......................... Choir
• GINTARAS DUBIKOVAS .......................... Man in the Bank II
• VIOLETA JADVYGA IBIANSKYTE .......................... Old Woman in front of the Bank
• ANGELE JARUSEVICIENE .......................... Irena's Neighbour
• SIGUTE KIMBIRAUSKIENE .......................... Woman in the Bank I
• MAJA KRULIKOVSKA .......................... Girl paying on the Staircase II
• SKAISTE PETRAVICIUTE .......................... Barbora's Daughter II
• KAROLIS SAKAVICIUS .......................... A boy in the Shop
• GUSTE SINKEVICIUTE .......................... Barbora's Daughter I
• IRENA SIPAVICIENE .......................... Woman in the Bank II
• EUGENIJUS STOSKUS .......................... Man in the Bank I
• ROKAS STOSKUS .......................... Barbora's Son
• MOTIEJUS TAMASAUSKAS .......................... Angel
• ELZE TRIMONYTE .......................... Girl paying on the Staircase
Produced by
• LUKAS TRIMONIS .......................... producer
• GEORGY CHOLAKOV .......................... executive producer
• PAVLINA JELEVA .......................... co-producer
• RADOSLAWA BARDES .......................... co-producer
• JACEK KULCZYCKI .......................... co-producer
• MAGDALENA ZIMECKA .......................... co-producer
• JELENA GOLDBACH .......................... associate producer
• VALENTIN MARINOV-PELO .......................... line producer
• IEVA BILIUNAITE .......................... line producer
Music by
• KRZYSZTOF A. JANCZAK
Cinematography by
• EMIL CHRISTOV
Film Editing by
• MILENIA FIEDLER
Editorial Department
• MAREK DUDZIK .......................... conforming
• MARCELINA GÓRKA .......................... color grader
• JACEK KOWALCZYK .......................... assistant editor
• PRZEMYSLAW LISAK .......................... assistant editor
• PIOTR SZTAJEROWSKI .......................... conforming
• PAWEL WOJCIK .......................... assistant editor
Casting By
• KRISTINA KOLYTE
• DALIA SURVILAITE
Production Design by
• RAMUNAS RASTAUSKAS
Art Direction by
• IREN MURATOVA
Set Decoration by
• STEPHAN DANADJIEV
• BOJIDAR EVTIMOV
• BOGDAN MIHAILOV
• NIKOLAY RUSEV
• PETAR VELICHKOV
Costume Design by
• MONIKA VEBRAITE
Makeup Department
• VAIDA NAVICKAITE .......................... hair stylist / makeup artist
• AUSRA ROSEGARD .......................... key hair stylist / key makeup artist
• JASIUNE ZANETA .......................... hair stylist / makeup artist
Production Management
• MIROSLAV GEORGIEV .......................... assistant production manager
• MAK MARINOV .......................... assistant production manager
• GEORGI TOPALOV .......................... assistant production manager
• YORDAN PEICHEV .......................... production manager
• VITA SIMASKAITE .......................... production manager
• JUSTYNA JUSZCZYK .......................... post-production manager
Assistant Director
• BORIMIR ILKOV .......................... first assistant director
• ZLATETO KEREMEDCHIEVA .......................... second assistant director
• RASA RIMKUTE .......................... second assistant director
• MARIA DECHEVA .......................... third assistant director
• NORVYDA SAUKAITYTE .......................... third assistant director
Art Department
• VIKTOR CHERKEZOV .......................... prop buyer
• SEVDALIN BANKOV .......................... patina master
• GERGANA HRISTOVA .......................... patina master
• MARTIN DJOLEV .......................... standby prop
• ALEXANDER KANCHEV .......................... set dresser
• ZDRAVKO VASSILEV s .......................... tandby prop
• DMITRIJ FIODOROV .......................... set dresser
• AURELIJUS GAIDELIONIS .......................... property master
• LUKAS GIRGENSON .......................... set dresser
• JANUSAS GYTENIS .......................... assistant property master
• RICARD KERNOVIC .......................... set dresser
• GRETE KILIULYTE .......................... assistant production designer
• LAURYNAS KLIUKINAS .......................... set dresser
• ARUNAS LIEPINAITIS .......................... carpenter
• SIMONAS SAINERIS .......................... set dresser
• AURIMAS SPRANGINAS .......................... props on set
Sound Department
• GIEDRIUS ALEKNAVICIUS .......................... adr editor / sound mixer
• RADOSLAWA BARDES .......................... sound post-production coordinator
• NICHOLAS FEIL .......................... adr editor
• JULIUS GRIGELIONIS .......................... boom operator
• FRANCISZEK KOZLOWSKI .......................... re-recording mixer
• WOJCIECH MIELIMAKA .......................... adr editor / dialogue editor / re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / sound / supervising sound editor
• JAGNA PILCZUK .......................... sound post-production coordinator
• HENRYK ZASTRÓZNY .......................... foley artist
Special Effects by
• ARTIOM GRIGORIAN .......................... special effects coordinator
Visual Effects by
• VERA DEMENTCHOUK .......................... compositor
• FRANCISZEK JANKOWSKI .......................... compositor
• WOJCIECH KIJKOWSKI .......................... compositor
• MICHAL KONWICKI .......................... visual effects supervisor
• MIKOLAJ KORECKI .......................... compositor
• RAFAL KUCHARCZUK .......................... compositor
• MAREK SUBOCZ .......................... compositor
• GRZEGORZ SZCZYGIEL .......................... 3d animation
Stunts
• SAULIUS JANAVICIUS .......................... stunt coordinator
• DARIUS JANUSAS .......................... stunt double: Bernardas
• PARVAN PARVANOV .......................... stunt coordinator
• VIDMANTAS SALNA .......................... double: Priest
Camera and Electrical Department
• ORLIN RUEVSKI .......................... camera operator
• ZHEKO MANEV .......................... focus puller
• ZDRAVKO SHALICHEV .......................... second assistant camera
• VESELA VIDELOVA .......................... digital imaging technician
• PLAMEN SOKLEV .......................... gaffer
• KRASIMIR YORDANOV .......................... best boy electric
• NIKIFOR SHOPOV .......................... electrician (as Nikifor Sopov)
• VLADIMIR VARADINOV .......................... electrician
• BORISLAV MILOTINOV .......................... electrician
• VIHAR NIKOLOV .......................... key grip
• IVAN ALEKSANDROV .......................... best boy grip
• IVAN NIKOLOV .......................... grip
• PAULIUS DUDENAS .......................... grip
• SIMAS GRICIUS .......................... lighting supervisor (as Simonas Gricius)
• VAIDOTAS KALIBATAS .......................... electrician
• DOMANTAS MESKYS .......................... digital imaging technician
• LINAS MUNCELEVICIUS .......................... electrician
• ARVYDAS NORKELIUNAS .......................... best boy electric
• MANTAS ZILICIUS .......................... electrician
Costume and Wardrobe Department
• NIKOLA IVANOV .......................... wardrobe
• DILYANA IVANOVA .......................... assistant costume designer
• LINA KYNAITE .......................... assistant costume designer
• RUTA LECAITE .......................... assistant costume designer
Location Management
• VITALIJUS GYLYS .......................... location manager
• OLEG JAKOVLEV .......................... assistant location manager
• LEONID RADZEVICH .......................... assistant location manager
Music Department
• OLIWIER ANDRUSZCZENKO .......................... musician: bass clarinet / clarinet
• KLAUDIUSZ BARAN .......................... musician: accordion / bandoneon
• MICHAL BARANSKI .......................... musician: double bass
• RADOSLAWA BARDES .......................... music contractor
• PATRYCJA BUKOWSKA .......................... music consultant
• MACIEK DOBROWOLSKI .......................... assistant to composer
• KRZYSZTOF A. JANCZAK .......................... arranger / orchestrator
• KRZYSZTOF LENCZOWSKI .......................... musician: violoncello
• KRZYSZTOF LOCHOWICZ .......................... musician: guitars
• DAWID LUBOWICZ .......................... musician: violin
• RAFAL PACZKOWSKI .......................... score mixer / score recordist
• MATEUSZ POSPIESZALSKI .......................... musician: alto saxophone / soprano
saxophone / tenor saxophone
• AGNIESZKA PUTKIEWICZ .......................... music consultant
• ROBERT SIWAK .......................... musician: percussion instruments
Script and Continuity Department
• EMILIJA PAULAUSKAITE .......................... script supervisor
Transportation Department
• IVAILO GENOV .......................... transportation coordinator
• DANIEL BALCHEV .......................... driver: cast
• MARIO GEROV .......................... driver
• IVAILO BOGDANOV .......................... driver
• SVETOSLAV DIMITROV .......................... driver
• OGNIAN GEROV .......................... driver
• IVAILO IGNATOV .......................... driver
• VALERI SIMEONOV .......................... driver
• EMIL STOICHEV .......................... driver
• VYTIS INDZIULAS .......................... picture vehicle driver
• RYTIS VIRZINTAS .......................... costume truck driver
• ARTURAS VOINICIUS .......................... transportation coordinator
Additional Crew
• ALEXANDROV .......................... doctor on set
• PATERINSKI .......................... doctor on set
• STEFAN DUNDAKOV .......................... caterer
• VESELINA ASENOVA .......................... catering and craft
• IVANKA STANIMIROVA .......................... catering and craft
• NEDELCHO DOMUZOV .......................... catering and craft
• LAIMA BELIUNIENE .......................... caterer
• BIRUTE CERNIUVIENE .......................... caterer
• ELKA ATANASOVA .......................... production accountant
• DIMITANA HRISTOVA .......................... certified accountant
• LAIMA BELIUNIENE .......................... caterer
• BIRUTE CERNIUVIENE .......................... caterer
• CATHERINA DIMITROVA-CHOLAKOVA .......................... production coordinator
• ASTA TUMAITE .......................... production coordinator
• VIOLETA DRASEIKAITE .......................... communication and marketing
• JAN FLEISCHER .......................... screenplay consultant
• RUTA JONYNAITE .......................... production assistant
• IZABELA KORYBUT .......................... translator
• KRZYSZTOF LANG .......................... consultant to the director
• STOYAN LAZAROV .......................... animal coach
• LORA MUSHEVA .......................... still photgrapher
• MATAS ASTRAUSKAS s .......................... till photgrapher
• POVILAS PATUMSIS .......................... animal coach
• EIMANTAS SEGZDA .......................... production assistant
• VYTAUTAS STARIKOVICIUS .......................... historian
• KETSMETS NATALIYA STEPANOVA .......................... archive materials
Prduction Companieos
• iN SCRiPT (produced by)
• GEOPOLY (co-production)
• ORKA (co-production)
• Lithuanian Film Centre (with the support of)
• Bulgarian National Film Center (with the support of)
• Eurimages (with the support of)
• The Creative Europe Programme of the European Union (with the support of)
• Women in Film (with the support of)
• Wostok (in association with)
Distributors
• Urban Distribution (2018) (France) (theatrical)
• iN SCRiPT (2017) (Lithuania)
Other Companies
• Baltic Bridge East by West (film development partner)
• CentEast Market (film development partner)
• Cinevera (grip and lighting equipment)
• Digital production challenge (film development partner)
• Doli Media Studio (production facilities)
• Film London (film development partner)
• Galway Film Fair (film development partner)
• Globo Comunicações e Participações (archive)
• KAJ Records Studio (additional music recorded and mixed)
• Kinolight (lighting equipment provided by)
• Transformers (camera equipment provided by)
• LRT (archive)
• Lietuvos Centrinis Valstybes Archyvas (archive)
• MFI Script Workshops (script development support)
• Manheim Meeting Place (film development partner)
• ORKA (visual post-production)
• P.I.Y. Studio Warsaw (score recorded and mixed)
• UCHO STUDIO (sound re-recording)
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
• 2019 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival
Winner Award Best Screenplay - Egle Vertelyte
• 2018 Lithuanian Film Awards
Winner Silver Crane Best Film
Winner Silver Crane Best Director - Egle Vertelyte
Winner Silver Crane Best Actress - Egle Mikulionyte
Winner Silver Crane Best Screenplay - Egle Vertelyte
Nominee Silver Crane Best Cinematographer - Emil Christov
• 2018 Vilnius International Film Festival
Winner Lithuanian Star Best Lithuanian Actress - Egle Mikulionyte
• 2018 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Winner Golden Rose Award Best Actress - Egle Mikulionyte
Winner Filmauthor Award - Egle Vertelyte (director)
• 2017 Official selection Discovery section of the 42nd Toronto IFF