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THE 9TH STEP

9-TAS ZINGSNIS

By Irma PUZAUSKAITE

FILM REPUBLIC - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2022

Linas is slowly recovering from a long addiction. Eve, his teenage daughter just moved in with him, but her best friend is looking for her first big love story and risks toppling over their newfound relationship.

- Year of production
- 2022
- Genres
- Drama, First film, Female director
- Countries
- LITHUANIA
- Languages
- LITHUANIAN
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 93 mn
- Director(s)
- Irma PUZAUSKAITE
- Writer(s)
- Egle VERTELYTE
- Cast
- Valentin NOVOPOLSKIJ, Ieva CIURAITE, Angelina DAUKAITE
- Producer(s)
- Lukas TRIMONIS (INSCRIPT)
- Synopsis
- After a turbulent decade of deep addiction, Linas’ life is finally on track. However, after a sudden custody agreement, Linas finds himself living with his estranged seventeen-year-old daughter Ieva. Both Linas and Ieva struggle to accept the new household dynamics and as much as Linas is trying to rebuild their relationship, Ieva is unforgiving. Ieva's rebellious friend, Maya – dealing
  with her own family issues – takes refuge at their place where Linas welcomes the distraction and her playfulness.
  Whilst Maya’s loyalty lies with her friend, she feels attracted to Linas and starts showing up at his apartment unannounced. Sensing the danger with Maya and questioning his instincts, Linas tries to focus on being a better father to Ievainstead. As the lines between the three get increasingly blurred, each must find a way back to morality and forgiveness.