Kostas and Dima struck up a friendship in the Soviet Army. Fate took them to different parts of the world, with Dima settling in Vilnius and Kostas becoming a successful writer in New York. After reading a new novel by Kostas, Dima pays him a visit - determined to have the conversation he has been waiting for for thirty years...
Romantic, intelligent and full of New York wit, The Writer intrigues with the unexpected story of two men's lives. How much of our lives are determined by our own freedom of choice, and how much by political and social circumstances?
This extraordinary co-production between the US, Germany and Lithuania was shot on the streets of New York and in a studio in Lithuania. The film had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.