Isaac written and directed by Jurgis Matulevicius will be shown at 11th Yashwant International Film Festival, Mumbai.
In 1941, Lithuanian activist Andrius Gluosnis kills Jew Isaac at the Lietūkis garage massacre. Years later in Soviet Lithuania, Gluosnis’ friend movie director Gutauskas returns from the USA with a screenplay of a film that portrays in detail the garage massacre and describes a particular situation where Jew Isaac is being killed. This screenplay becomes evidence for an investigation that KGB began on these events of 1941. Gluosnis' friend Gutauskas becomes the main suspect. Gluosnis’ life sets about to crumble during the preparations for the film - his guilt tortures him until he understands that he has to make a peace with the victim.
The film discusses themes of friendship, love, regret and self-liberation in the difficult historical context of the Holocaust and post war Soviet era in Lithuania.
11th Yashwant International Film Festival, Mumbai
11th Mumbai International Film Festival of Documentary, Animation and Short Films was organized at National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai by Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India from 3 to 9 Feb 2010.