I Want to Be Human

A young couple's love is tested by the weight of illness and their own limitations. When Marius, who lives in denial of his diabetes, suffers a life-threatening hypoglycemic episode, Ina embarks on a frantic search for glucose.

Fentanyl, the most popular street drug in Vilnius, is merciless to anyone who tries it. A film director attempts a noble mission. He discovers a group of drug addicts roaming the streets and begins to visit them consistently, with a vision to save at least one of them, even though they all have HIV, hepatitis and other diseases.

Tadas, his pregnant girlfriend Grete and friend Robis live in an abandoned house. The couple decides to start a course of addiction treatment, but before they do, they are tempted to use heroin for the last time.

Alexei, after spending 15 years in prison, is released on probation. It is difficult for him to accept the new order. Ridden with guilt, he tries to come to terms with his daughter Maja, who has become a prostitute.

A homeless family’s makeshift home is threatened when the rightful owner returns to reclaim it.