The Excursionist Explained

The Excursionist (Lithuanian: Ekskursantė, "Excursion Girl") is a 2013 Lithuanian film that dramatizes the story of an eleven-year old Lithuanian girl Marija who escapes from a Soviet deportation to Siberia. Directed by, with the screenplay of, it is the first Lithuanian non-documentary film about Soviet deportations. The plot is loosely based on a real-life story published in Komjaunimo tiesa (the Lithuanian edition of Komsomolskaya Pravda) in 1989.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Film languages are Lithuanian and Russian. The name of the film refers to an episode when Marija pretends to be a Russian girl strayed from an excursion.

Awards

• 2014 (Lithuanian Film Awards)^[5]
  • Wins: best screenplay (Pranas Morkus), best actress (Anastasija Marčenkaitė), best cameraman
  • Nominations: best film, best director, best supporting actor (Igor Savochkin), best supporting actress (Raisa Ryazanova)
• 2014 Nika Awards, Best Film of the CIS and Baltics; tied with Haytarma ^[6]
• 2014: Special award at the 44th international children's and youth film festival "Giffoni", Italy^[7]

External links

• • Film trailer, YouTube

Notes and References

1. Vilius Rudra Dundzila, Movie Review: Ekskursantė (The Excursionist), Lituanus, vol. 60, no. 3, 2014
2. Web site: Geriausias 2013 metų lietuviškas filmas "Ekskursantė" demonstruojamas Rusijos žiūrovams. SLAPTAI. 2022-09-08.
3. Aivaras Dočkus, "„Ekskursantė“ – ilga, bet neprailgstanti kelionė"
4. https://www.delfi.lt/veidai/kinas/prasidejo-moksleiviu-odiseja-su-a-juzeno-ekskursante.d?id=63284668 Prasidėjo moksleivių odisėja su A. Juzėno „Ekskursante“
5. https://www.tv3.lt/naujiena/zmones/iteikti-sidabrines-gerves-2014-apdovanojimai-n788093 Įteikti „Sidabrinės gervės 2014“ apdovanojimai
6. Web site: "Ekskursantė" laimėjo Rusijos kino premiją - DELFI Veidai. delfi.lt. 2022-09-08.
7. Web site: "Ekskursantė" pelnė apdovanojimą Italijoje - DELFI Veidai. delfi.lt. 2022-09-08.