Loss

A priest in Ireland meets a woman from his native country Lithuania only to find out her mysterious identity is closely connected with his darkest secret from his past. Desperate for a better life, Valda arrives in Ireland penniless, but hoping to start a new life for herself and her young son, who she left behind in Lithuania. While struggling to support herself, she finds out her son has been adopted by Nora, a childless ex-wife of businessman Ben whose life is collapsing. Valda is now caught in a struggle with Ben’s ex-mistress Laima and has to fight for the custody of a child who is her only hope in life… From international award-winning director Maris Martinsons comes a powerful drama - Inspired by “Six Degrees of Separation,” and Dostoevsky’s line “the tears of that one tortured child,” LOSS delves into the harsh realities of six people’s lives whose destinies are brought together after a tragic accident that happened over two decades ago Lithuania's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.