Mark, a young man with autism, works in pet euthanasia and dreams of driving trains – “just go straight, no thinking.” In therapy, he meets Lera, a sharp girl with cerebral palsy, and their bond deepens silently. Then war begins. Lera dies in a missile strike. Mark is captured and forced to work unloading corpse trains. Learning to drive a locomotive, he hijacks one full of bodies, aiming to cross the border and show Russia the horror. Like in their favourite novel, he chooses return over escape.
Type of work: Film
Stage: Development
Looking for: Co-producers, sales agents, and festival partners
Contacts: praktika.pro@gmail.com
Ukrainian producer at EF Pictures. She develops auteur and co-production projects, including Kira’s Dream (2025) and Romance Apocalypse or The Long-Distance Train. Focused on inclusive stories and international distribution.
Justė Michailinaitė (Toxic, Locarno winner), an emerging producer, represents Broom Films, founded in 2016 in Lithuania, which produces and co-produces features, documentaries, and animation. Its works include Aurora’s Sunrise (Annecy, APSA winner) and Maria’s Silence (Berlinale Panorama, 2024).
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