The Courtyard (Kiemas) 24 years old

The first feature of Lithuanian Valdas Navasaitis is a drama which unravels the hopeless 1970s, when people were deprived of their roots and forced to sit and watch their lives slip from their fingers. In a decrepit house that once belonged to a bourgeois family, several families seek shelter. Senis, a 65-year-old alcoholic, lives on the ground floor with his wife and their 16-year-old daughter. Senis is a survivor of the Nazis as well as the communist camps. He drowns the pain of his memories in a nearby pub and in talking to a depressed young laborer, Lorenca. Later on, a young couple and a lonely eccentric who enjoys only his cat's company join the inhabitants. Children wile away the time with useless games or spying on adults. When Lorenca hangs himself at the ruins of a nearby factory, the lives are shaken up. During the dinner held for the deceased, they find a moment of common hope.

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The Courtyard Cast

Name	Character
Tatyana Lyutaeva She was 34, now 59 years old	as Elvyra
Dalia Michelevičiūtė She was 32, now 57 years old	as Woman
Albinas Keleris He was 42, now 66 years old	as Vladas

The Courtyard Crew

Name	Department
Philippe Avril as Co-Producer. He was 345 (43) years old when He died	Production
Rimvydas Leipus as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 64) years old	Camera