Animus Animalis (a story about People, Animals and Things)

A taxidermist, a deer farmer and a museum worker live in the environment in which the line between reality and artificiality has become imperceptible.

3 Lithuanian taxidermists prepare their exhibits for the upcoming European Taxidermy Competition. They peel the animal fur, separate the boiling meat from bones, clean them up and completely deconstruct the animal skeleton to restore the live beast posture as accurate, as possible. Master Kestutis, affected by existential crisis, Vasilijus, living in a memory of his glorious past, and Darius, pressed by professional competition between him and his wife, plan to rent the vehicle in order to reach Finland, where the taxidermist competition takes place. This is a film about the people who are not afraid to turn into beasts and the beasts that slowly turn into things, grounded by the idea about the restored life, which does not exist anymore.