Apolinaras (1973)

When Henrikas Šablevičius started filming Lithuanian “oddballs” – a professor, a fortune teller, racers, and many others who fell short of the concept of the “model citizen” – he invented a bizarre new genre of documentary biopic. Characteristic of these portraits is a sense of mocking irony directed not at their subjects (on the contrary, the filmmaker’s affection for them is palpable) but at the “Soviet hero” genre. The subject of this film is Apolinaras, a kindhearted policeman who even outwardly looks very unlike the ideological “guardian of morals.”.

If you liked Apolinaras, you might also like…

91% match

The Class of ‘92

2013

88% match

Marvel's Behind the Mask

2021

86% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

77% match

Voyeur

2017

78% match

Diego Maradona

2019

73% match

Justin Bieber's Believe

2013

68% match

7 Days in Hell

2015

67% match

The Equalizer

2014

63% match

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

60% match

Death Wish 3

1985

60% match

Domino

2005

60% match

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022

60% match

Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now

2023

60% match

The Crash

2026

60% match

The Ron Clark Story

2006

60% match

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021

60% match

Hollow Point

2019

60% match

Seduced and Abandoned

2013

60% match

Sniper: The Last Stand

2025

60% match

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025