The Lawyer
2020 · Movie · 97 min
★ 5.8(13)unSUB Rating
A successful lawyer in Lithuania becomes deeply drawn to a Syrian refugee he meets online, setting off a cross-border search for connection. As their bond grows, the story explores longing, inequality, immigration, and the barriers that can separate two very different lives in contemporary Europe.
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Details
- Original title
- Advokatas
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-03-27
- Language
- LT
- Runtime
- 97 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 4.3/10 (13 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to intimate, thoughtful relationship dramas about distance, desire, and modern Europe, especially if Departure or Peter von Kant appeal to you; Not for you if you want a fast-moving, plot-driven romance.
Pros: thoughtful relationship drama; timely immigration themes; emotionally searching | Cons: quiet pacing; heavy subject matter; limited external reviews
Themes
- refugee
- bisexuality
- lithuania
- lgbt
- bisexual man
- syrian refugee
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Eimutis Kvoščiauskas
as Marius
Doğaç Yıldız
as Ali
Darya Ekamasova
as Darya
Denisas Kolomyckis
as Lukas
Danilas Pavilionis
as Pranas
Neringa Bulotaitė
as Mama
Aistė Diržiūtė
as Emilija
Naglis Bierancas
as Linas
Simonas Mozūra
as Aurimas
Aiste S. Gram
as Jana
Directed by Romas Zabarauskas