2012

01.01.2012

THE COLOR OF THE CHAMELEON

A maniacal informant creates his own phantom secret-police department. He recruits a group of unsuspecting intellectuals to spy on each other. After the fall of Communism he uses his secret archive to wreak havoc on the government. The movie offers a paradoxical twist in the standard representation of totalitarianism as a society of victims and victimizers. This is a story without innocents. Secret policing reveals its dark nature not only in its nauseating cruelties, but also most suggestively, in its deviant pleasures.
01.01.2012

SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE

In a city where 13 ambulances struggle to serve almost 2 million, Krasi, Mila and Plamen are our unlikely heroes: chain-smoking, filled with humour, relentlessly saving lives against all odds. Yet, the strain of a broken system is taking a human toll: how long can we count on their humanity to handle it? The film uses an unorthodox creative form, which dodges sensationalism. We are captivated by the faces of our protagonists, their reactions, and the sounds surrounding one of sofia's last ambulances.
01.01.2012

THE STATE OF SHOCK

May 1st or Labour Day, 1986, Ljubljana. Metalworker Peter Zmazek is awarded the “Worker of the Year” title at the Udarnik (Shock-Worker) factory and in addition to that - an apartment from the social housing fund. He is so overwhelmed that he falls into a state of shock and remains in a daze; nobody can help him wake up. Peter ends up in a psychiatric institution, dreaming his dream of communist paradise for ten full years. In the meantime, the state, the political (communist) system and his family fall apart. Peter wakes up the very moment when his former wife Marica marries his best friend Jovo. When Peter shows up at the wedding party, a bitter-sweet comedy of confusions begins. The protagonist confronts a completely different world dominated by modern technologies, suspicious businessmen and newborn politicians. is a bitter comedy about family, friendship, lost ideals and about the power of an individual to beat the system.
01.01.2012

TRANSITION STORIES

The setting: a garage in sofia turned into a hairdresser's salon. The characters: clients who confide both their sad and funny stories dated back to the transition period from socialism to capitalism, which started in 1989 and hasn't finished to date…
01.01.2012

FATHER

When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you? In the reality of life is turned upside down to create an impossible dialogue – the dialogue between a child and a father that never happens.
01.01.2012

RANDOM GUESTS FROM A PASSING TRAIN

in a religious procession to appease the spirit of his grandfather... Can one change anything today when nothing depends on him anymore?
01.01.2012

BECAUSE OF MUM

A poetic animated reflection about memories of childhood and growing up. A girl’s message to her Mother.
01.01.2012

STOICHKOV

This is a film about the phenomenal sports career and the tempestuous life of the most famous Bulgarian worldwide – football superstar Нristo Stoichkov. It is a dramatic documentary covering the triumphs and collapses of the born winner; the mission of the leader, who inspires and leads those around to him throughout the crucial moments in life and on the pitch; the real events and the myths; the national self-confidence and the national nihilism…
01.01.2012

KERATA (part of UROBOR)

The Faun with the most beautiful horns sees the Nymph and falls in love with her. He pursues her. Her long legs make him oscillate between despair and hope. The Nymph leads him deeper and deeper into the forest. He is sure that he will catch up with her, doubling his efforts... and then it turns out that she lures him into a trap. The Faun falls prey to the hunter who has made a deal with the Nymph.
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