It is one of the greatest Bulgarian movies I have ever seen, 18 January 2005
Author: st_spirov from Bulgaria
It is one of the greatest Bulgarian movies I have ever seen.The movie was made right after the falling of the communist regime in Bulgaria(and in most of the other countries) and it shows all the reality of the life of all the people except , of course , the members of t...
A boy from a poor Sofia neighborhood - Rado who is orphan and has committed several petty crimes - is sent to a borstal, or, to put it otherwise becomes a juvenile prisoner. Unfortunately, however, he cannot reconcile his uncomplicated pride, sense of justice with the kind of education provided by people who are more often than not deprived of sensibility and human warmth. The ...
The tranquility in a Bulgarian village under the Ottoman yoke is ostensible. In fact, the people prepare themselves strenuously for an uprising. The educated part of the population desperately wants changes. The enthusiasm is enormous, but the rebellion is beyond their powers. The Turk break down the resistance and shed a lot of blood. The sanguinary uprising is the reason for ...
Restless teenager Horia takes off on his father’s old motorbike in a cross-country journey to reunite with his love. On the road, he is joined by Stela, a sassy 13-year-old, and an unlikely friendship blooms. Horia is about finding one’s free spirit and a sense of self by discovering the world for the first time through an anxious, yet curious teenage gaze. It takes a troubleso...
The story focuses on Ali, his daughter Tarika, and her grandmother Chrysula, who are leading an isolated life in a village hut near the border. Tarika suffers from a rare bone malformation known as "butterfly wings", an abnormality passed down through the maternal line. Despite having lived in the area for a long time, enjoying a peaceful and harmonious relationship with their ...
In a Bulgarian mountain village, where prejudice simmers, a summer romance begins between two boys from different worlds. Victor (27) has a nice life in Madrid with his partner, Jose. He returns to his childhood home in Bulgaria for his grandfather’s funeral, and decides to stay for the summer. While reconnecting with his father and the village way of life, he unexpectedly find...
Marriage is like a cage, a famous philosopher once wrote: the birds on the outside want in, those on the inside desperately want out. That’s what happens to Suna when she marries the older Veysel. Their union promises the former actress financial security and a roof over her head. But both things are relative: the housekeeping money is meager and the marriage contracted by the ...
An innocent love, a priceless medicine and an encounter with the future US President, John F. Kennedy, change completely the life of Bobby. In the air raids on Sofia in January 1944he loses his mind, but his soul is intact.
