Paradise Not Lost 2024
Autistic teenager Gabriel witnesses the slow collapse of his parents’ relationship.
Autistic teenager Gabriel witnesses the slow collapse of his parents’ relationship.
Romanas, his parents Aivaras and Diana and their little dog live in a cramped place in the Lithuanian harbour town of Klaipėda. Linas Mikuta takes an unprejudiced look at a loving family structure where dreams are interpreted, worries are shared and news negotiated over cigarettes and cake, while at the same time the narrative of a timeless childhood summer full of headstands by the side of the road, somersaults on the beach and afternoons in box houses unfolds.