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Lithuanian Teen Drama ‘Toxic’ Wins Big at Locarno Film Festival

Saulė Bliuvaitė's debut feature 'Toxic' won Best Film and Best First Feature at the Locarno Film Festival, on a good day for Lithuanian cinema.

Golden Leopard for Best Film: “Toxic,” Saulė Bliuvaitė Special Jury Prize: “Moon,” Kurdwin Ayub Best Director: Laurynas Bareiša, “Drowning Dry” Best Performance:(ex aequo) Gelminė Glemžaitė, Agnė Kaktaitė, Giedrius Kiela and Paulius Markevičius, “Drowning Dry”; Kim Minhee, “By the Stream” Special Mentions: “Youth (Hard Times),” Wang Bing; “Salve Maria,” Mar Coll Pardo Verde: “Agora,” Ala Eddine Slim Special Mentions: “Der Fleck,” Willy Hans; “Revolving Rounds,” Johann Lurf and Christina Jauernik Grand Prix: “Wir Erben,” Simon Baumann Marco Zucchi Award(for most aesthetically and formally innovative documentary): “La Déposition,” Claudia Marschal

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