2025 - 70th edition

The Visitor

Svečias

Vytautaus Katkus

Lithuania, Norway, Sweden

- 2025

Estreno nacional

30-year-old Danielius has been living in Norway for over a decade. He has everything he needs —a job, a family, and friends. But when his father passes away, he is forced to return to his hometown in Lithuania to sell his childhood flat. Arriving at the end of summer, the small resort town feels like a temporary retreat. Yet he quickly realizes that everything has changed. As Danielius reconnects with familiar places, old friends, and lingering memories, he is confronted by a quiet sense of loneliness, but instead of resisting, he allows himself to explore it.

Vytautaus Katkus

Born in Vilnius (Lithuania) in 1991. He graduated in Film Studies from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2014, and worked as DOP with a strong visual and artistic vision for short films and documentaries. In 2019 he debuted as a film director with his first short film ‘Community Gardens’ at the 58th Semaine de la Critique, while his second short film ‘Places’ (2020) premiered in Venice, Orizzonti. Finally, his third short film ‘Cherries’ (2022) was part of the official selection of Cannes Court Metrage. All of them had their Spanish premiere at Seminci’s competition.‘The Visitor’ (2025), his debut feature film, had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where it won the award for best director.

DIRECTOR

Vytautaus Katkus

SCREENPLAY

Vytautas Katkus, Marija Kavtaradze

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Vytautas Katkus

EDITOR

Laurynas Bareiša

SOUND

Julius Grigelionis

PRODUCTION

Marija Razgutė, Brigita Beniušytė, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Anna-Maria Kantarius, Cathrine Persson