SummaryIt starts with a kick to the head. Mixed martial arts competitor Lukas (Paulius Markevičius) has just handily defeated his opponent and celebrates with his wife, child, and friends backstage, setting the scene for a nimble combination of communal bonding and looming horrors.
Directed By:Laurynas Bareisa
Written By:Laurynas Bareisa
Drowning Dry
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Jul 18, 2025
88
Drowning Dry holds you at arm’s length, but I found it more moving—and unsettling—because of that.
Jun 24, 2025
85
The cast is excellent, and the story structure is so unique that it is refreshing. Bareisa has taken the family drama formula and reworked it entirely into something heartfelt, heartbreaking, and utterly absorbing.
Jul 18, 2025
83
With a Michael Haneke-esque impassive glaze and a Ruben Östlund-level satire of manners and emotional stuntedness in adults, the film acquires a quiet power as it plays out all possible permutations of a swimming accident that may or may not have ruined the lives of at least two families.
Nov 14, 2024
80
Audiences open to a different sort of world cinema that repays careful attention should find it a stimulating and imaginative work.
Aug 28, 2024
80
Part of the appeal of Lithuanian director Laurynas Bareisa’s subtly powerful second feature, Drowning Dry (Seses), is that you never know if what you’re watching is taking place in the present, past or future.
Apr 1, 2025
63
Drowning Dry offers something akin to a cinematic concussion as it begins warping the experience of time.
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Production Company:
- Trickster Pictures
- Afterschool Production
Release Date:Jul 18, 2025
Duration:1 h 28 m
Awards
Lithuanian Film Awards
• 12 Nominations
Locarno Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Festival del Cinema Europeo
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations




























