Toxic

Set in a gloomy industrial town in Lithuania, this drama follows two thirteen-year-old girls, Marija and Kristina, who form a close bond. Seeking an escape from their bleak surroundings, Marija joins a local modeling school to be near Kristina. Within the school's intense and cult-like atmosphere, the students prepare for a major regional casting. The pursuit of a better life and the pressure to meet impossible beauty standards lead the girls to engage in extreme physical self-harm and body abuse as Marija struggles to find her own identity.

The film was written and directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė and produced by Giedrė Burokaitė through the production company Akis Bado. The main cast features Vesta Matulytė as Marija and Ieva Rupeikaitė as Kristina, supported by Eglė Gabrėnaitė, Giedrius Savickas, Vilma Raubaitė, and Jekaterina Makarova, with 37 credited cast members in total.

Since its release, the movie has received generally positive feedback. It holds a rating of 6.7/10 on IMDb from 2,000 votes and 6.6/10 on TMDB from 38 votes. Film critics have rated the movie higher than the general audience, giving it a score of 7.5/10 based on 13 reviews.