In the feuilleton of a director Zubavičius, we observe the absurd reality; it unfolds in the practice of reacting to an imitated nuclear attack of “an enemy behind the border”. The characters of the film are the inhabitants of a small village in Samogitia. They are participating in civil protection exercises and preparing for a civil defence competition. However, although the danger of a new war has been escalated and the civil protection exercises have been organized regularly, apparently no one has taken the danger seriously for a long time now.

This film is part of the program "Landscapes of Forbidden Memory", curated by Audrius Stonys.

SCREENED WITH
The Old Man and the Land 
Robertas Verba 
1965, Lithuania, 18’
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A Trip Across Misty Meadow 
Henrikas Šablevičius
1973, Lithuania, 11’
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The Dreams of Centenarians 
Robertas Verba 
1969, Lithuania, 20’ 
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Sensitivity as Bread 
Edmundas Zubavičius 
1979, Lithuania, 10’