‘How to Divorce During the War’ Review: A Droll, Perceptive Look at Handling Personal Crises Amid Political Ones

Key Highlights

• But when their separation happens to coincide with the Russian invasion two countries away, these two very differently scaled crises wind up jointly defining a disorienting phase of family life for high-flying media exec Marija (Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė) and slacking screenwriter Vytas (Marius Repšys).
• And while a whole country’s anguish may put their problems in perspective, that doesn’t necessarily make those problems easier to solve.
• A drily witty, subtly searing comedy from writer-director Andrius Blaževičius, “How to Divorce During the War” is both empathetic and surgical as it examines both partners’ attempts to sublimate selfish angst into social activism.
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• Lithuanian writer-director Blaževičius’ third feature reunites him with the two superb leads of his terrific 2021 sophomore effort “Runner,” a time-compressed relationship thriller that never broke out of the festival circuit in the way it deserved to.