Toxic
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.
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Saulė Bliuvaitė Director · Gediminas Jakubka Composer Vytautas Katkus Cinematographer
First release August 15, 2024 · Produced in Lithuania · Original title Akiplėša
Production
Akis Bado
Production
Lithuania
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Original title
Akiplėša
Original language
Lithuanian
Spoken on screen
Lithuanian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 15, 2024
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Lithuania · March 24, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 8, 2024 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 27, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
March 20, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Ottawa
Estonia
November 11, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
April 16, 2025 · Theatrical
November 24, 2025 · TV · Ciné+ OCS
Germany
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 13, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
November 25, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
Indonesia
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
Ireland
July 25, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Lithuania
March 19, 2025 · Premiere · Vilnius International Film Festival
November 1, 2025 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Netherlands
October 13, 2024 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical · Previously Unreleased
South Korea
July 9, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival
Ukraine
October 29, 2024 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 25, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · London Baltic Film Festival
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