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‘How to Divorce During the War’ Bows at Sundance as Trailer Launches

Early coverage spotlights a darkly comic, theatrical look at performative responses to Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Overview

  • The film had its world premiere in the Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Competition on Monday.
  • Variety debuted the trailer and confirmed New Europe Film Sales is handling world sales.
  • Writer-director Andrius Blaževičius presents his third feature, starring Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė and Marius Repšys.
  • Set in Vilnius in February 2022, the story begins as a couple pursue a divorce the day before the full-scale invasion, bringing private conflict into contact with wartime displacement and pressure.
  • In a new interview, Blaževičius says he began writing in March 2022 and chose distanced, largely still frames to encourage reflection over melodrama.