Toxic

Toxic (2025)

Akiplėša

Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.

Date of release
2025-03-24
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (40)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Director
Saulė Bliuvaitė

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Leopard

Toxic is a 2024 Lithuanian drama film written and directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė in her feature directorial debut. Starring newcomers Vesta Matulytė and Ieva Rupeikaitė, it tells the story of two 13-year-old girls who attend a modeling school that pushes them to their physical and emotional limits. The film premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Golden Leopard.

Production

Writer and director Saulė Bliuvaitė was inspired by the 2011 documentary film Girl Model, as well as her own experiences as an aspiring model in her youth. She stated, "Through the story of young girls navigating toxic landscapes, I wanted to explore the concept of the human body – the body as a project, currency, an object of desire, the body as a source of pain and magic."

The process of casting the two leads took roughly two years. Filming took place in Kaunas and Vilnius in mid-2023. Bendita Film Sales secured the international distribution rights to the film in July 2024.

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