Concrete Kids
Betono vaikaiConcrete Kids – is a short film about kids who grew up in the courtyards of the Soviet apartment district of Lithuania, who lacked the attention and love of their parents, who tried to survive and free themselves from the violence in the streets every single day.
Information
Year
2025
Genre
Fiction
Duration
18'
Production country
Lithuania
Dialogues
Lithuanian
Team
Director
Producer
Viktorija Seniut-Strolienė
Script
Saulius Baradinskas
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Editor
Karolis Labutis
Sound
Andrius Kriščiūnas
Composer
Andrea Boccadoro
Cast
Domantas Starkauskas, Kasparas Varanavičius
Production Company
Viktoria Films
Film Distributor
Lights On
Director’s Biography
Saulius Baradinskas
Saulius Baradinskas (b. 1990) graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture. In 2011 he started a Lithuanian web-based music videos project called “Vilnius Temperature”, where he filmed audiovisual documentaries of various musicians from Lithuania and Europe. During the four years of activity, he made over 70 live music videos from 16 different countries, including artists such as Gus Gus, Sunsay, and Casiokids. After the studies, Saulius directed music videos that received recognition in the Baltic States. In 2019, Saulius premiered his debut short film “Golden Minutes”, which won various awards and was screened at more than 50 film festivals. In 2020, Saulius participated in the Berlinale Talents programme. His second short film, “Techno, Mama”, premiered at the 78th Venice Film Festival in 2021.
Filmography
Grąžinti nepriklausomybę (2018, feature fiction)
Golden Minutes / Auksinės minutės (2019, short fiction)
Techno, Mama / Techno, Mama (2021, short fiction)
Concrete Kids / Betono vaikai (2025, short fiction)
