The historic events? Real. The characters? Inspired by real people. Their motivations? Unclear, or at least partly hidden. This is the world of Lithuanian writer-director Karolis Kaupinis’ new film, the at times absurdist Hunger Strike Breakfast , which explores the human drivers of collective action. It recently world premiered at the Warsaw Film Festival and screens on Monday night in the Baltic Film Competition lineup of the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).

Kaupinis’ feature debut Nova Lituania was the country’s best international feature film Oscar submission in 2021 and dealt with inter-war paranoia, nationalism, and the identity crises of post-Soviet nations.

The historic events? Real. The characters? Inspired by real people. Their mot

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