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How to Divorce During the War

2026 · Film · 108 min

  • Drama

Plot

On the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a high-flying executive tells her husband she wants a divorce, forcing the couple to navigate their bitter separation amid an escalating mid-life crisis and an unfolding regional refugee emergency.

About How to Divorce During the War

How to Divorce During the War (Lithuanian: Skyrybos karo metu) is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Andrius Blaževičius. A co-production of Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Czech Republic, it stars Marius Repšys and Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė as a couple going through a divorce right before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film had its world premiere at the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January, where it won the Directing Award Dramatic. It was also selected as Lithuania's entry for the 99th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

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Cast

  • Marius RepšysVytas
  • Žygimantė Elena JakštaitėMarija
  • Indrė PatkauskaitėJūratė
  • Gintarė ParulytėOna
  • Amelija AdomaitytėDovilė
  • Ramūnas CicėnasDarius
  • Rimantas BagdzeviciusVytas' Dad
  • Larisa KalpokaitėVytas' Mom
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