LONDON FESTIVAL OF BULGARIAN CULTURE: Film Screening and Discussion

Director – Stefan Komandarev
Script – Stephan Komandarev, Marin Damyanov, Emil Spahiiski
Cinematographer – Krasimir Andonov
Music – Stefan Valdobrev
Cast – Assen Blatechki, Miki Manojlovic, Ovanes Torosyan, Ina Nikolova, Paraskeva Djukelova, Vasil Vasilev – Zueka, Meto Jovanovski, Hristo Mutafchiev
Producers – Stephan Komandarev, Alexander Rijs, Christine Haupt, Boris T. Matic, Angela Nestorovska, Vladimir Anastasov, Katya Trichkova, Polly Gencheva

Production – Argo Film, Neue Mediopolis Filmroduktion, Propeler Film, Sektor Film
Bulgarian Distributor – A + Cinema

This is the story of Mityo and his son Vasko, who live in a poor area, near to the Bulgarian-Turkish-Greek Border. Mityo had lost everything that has mattered to him – his wife, his work, the confidence of his son, Vasko. In order to get him back, Mityo has to find forgiveness and pay for his sin, done 25 years ago.

Stefan Komandarev
A Bulgarian director, born in 1966. He has graduated from Medical university in Sofia and film and TV direction in New Bulgarian University. He is an EFA member. His feature debut, Dog’s House, was presented in Berlinale’s Forum. His documentaries Bread Over the Fence and Alphabet of Hope have received numerous national and international awards. His second feature film, The World Is Big And Salvation Lurks around the Corner, is the most widely distributed Bulgarian film internationally – 92 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. It has received over 30 international wards, 10 of them being Audience Awards. It was amongst the shortlisted Best Foreign Language Films, 2010 Oscar.

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