Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Writer

Play trailer 1:51 Poster for The Writer 2023 1h 26m Drama LGBTQ+ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
Two former lovers reconnect in New York decades after serving in the Soviet army together. As the men confront their personal and political past, the encounter turns increasingly heated.

Critics Reviews

View More
Ben Turner The Pink Lens 03/30/2025
2/5
While it may be intellectually stimulating, it doesn’t quite work as entertainment. Its characters and plot are secondary to its philosophical musings, which feel more like the director’s manifesto than a piece of narrative storytelling. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 01/21/2025
4/5
Director Romas Zabarauskas beautifully captures lingering feelings between people who haven't seen each other in a very long time. So the film is warm and moving. Go to Full Review Cain Noble-Davies FILMINK (Australia) 01/10/2025
13.99/20

 a tense and thoughtful dialectic wrapped around a tender rekindled romance 
 Go to Full Review Joshua Polanski Boston Hassle 07/05/2024
With just the two performances of an overly didactic script, there is too little room for error. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
The Writer

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Romas Zabarauskas

Director

Jamie Day

Dima

Bruce Ross

Kostas

Romas Zabarauskas

Screenwriter

Marc David Jacobs

Screenwriter

Anastasia Sosunova

Screenwriter
View All

The Writer

The Writer: Trailer 1 The Writer: Trailer 1 1:51 View more videos
View All

The Writer

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Two former lovers reconnect in New York decades after serving in the Soviet army together. As the men confront their personal and political past, the encounter turns increasingly heated.
Director
Romas Zabarauskas
Producer
Romas Zabarauskas, Glenn Elliott, Aidan Tumas
Screenwriter
Romas Zabarauskas, Marc David Jacobs, Anastasia Sosunova, Artūras Tereškinas
Production Co
Naratyvas
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+, Romance
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 26m