Design cinema: Challengers | ROMUVA
June 6, 18:30 | Varžovai
Kaunas Cinema “Romuva”, Laisvės al. 54
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Country: USA
Genres: Sports, Romance, Drama
Running time: 131 min.
Two best friends, Art (played by Mike Faist) and Patrick (played by Josh O’Connor), met Tasha (played by Zendaya) when they were teenagers. Back then, Tasha was a fast-rising tennis star, while Art and the slightly older Patrick’s career prospects seemed much dimmer. Always in the same environment, the youngsters become entangled in a passionate love triangle, which breaks up when Tasha chooses Patrick. However, their relationship also breaks down, and after suffering a serious injury that shatters all her career dreams, Tasha soon starts training Art. Patrick watches from the sidelines as Art climbs the tennis Olympus and lives with his ex-girlfriend.
As the trio’s paths cross again, long-forgotten feelings, passions, hopes, and resentments inevitably begin to surface. What will each of them be willing to sacrifice in the name of victor