Séance-débat : TENIR DEBOUT, thriller lituanien – en présence de l’équipe

To mark the exceptional release of TENIR DEBOUT on February 25, join the evening discussion with director Romas Zabarauskas and actor Vaslov Goom, moderated by Grégory Tilhac, artistic director of the Chéries-Chéris Festival.

Opening session on February 25 at 8:15 p.m., followed by regular programming in the theater.

Synopsis

Andrius, a young printer, lives with his partner Deividas, a committed LGBTQ+ rights activist. When Deividas suddenly disappears, Andrius decides to continue his fight in his own way. He joins Rainbow Kaunas, the organization Deividas led, but some members fear his arrival. Two activists, Bernardas, an influential figure, and Jonas, another activist, choose to support Andrius. In his struggle, Andrius discovers the power of solidarity, the strength of collective action, and learns to stand up for himself in the face of adversity.

Romas Zabarauskas

Romas Zabarauskas has established himself as a provocative Baltic director whose work is distinguished by its dramatic intensity, political engagement, and sumptuous visual aesthetic. A regular at the Tallinn Black Nights festival, he has presented his films there from his debut with We Will Riot (2013) to his most recent works, Te revoir (2023) and Tenir debout (2025), which, together with Tomber pour Ali (2020), form a thematic trilogy.

His first short film, Porno Melodrama (2011), which premiered at the Berlinale Panorama, recounts one of the first queer stories in Lithuanian cinema. Zabarauskas holds a bachelor's degree in film (2012) from Paris 8 University, including a year abroad at Hunter College (New York), and a master's degree in communication (2016) from KSU (Vilnius). He is currently pursuing a doctorate in film at the Lithuanian National Film School of the Academy of Music and Theatre.


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