
Story
The story unfolds in one night. The main character, the Moth, is freed on parole after spending time in prison on wrongful conviction for a murder. He was sent to jail shortly before the Bulgarian communist coup of 1944, and now finds himself in a new and alien world – the totalitarian Sofia of the 1960s. All hell breaks loose as soon as he walks out of jail.
festivals & Adwards
MOSCOW – Silver St. George Award for Best Director in Main Competition – Javor Gardev
GOLDEN ROSE Festival of Bulgarian feature film, Varna – Best Film; Best Leading Actor – Mihail Mutafov; Best Director of Photography – Emil Christov; Best Editor – Kevork Aslanyan
TORONTO – Discovery Competition
REYKJAVIK – New Visions Program
Festival Du Nouveau Cinema, MONTREAL – Main competition
ZAGREB – Main competition
KIEV – Festival of Festivals program
SEVILLE European Film Festival – EFA Selection
MAR DEL PLATA – Official competition
SANTA BARBARA – International competition
GOTEBORG – Critic’s WeeK
SOFIA International Film Festival – Special Jury Award
SXSW – official selection
Cast/Crew
Director
- Javor Gradev
Production:
- Miramar Film (Bulgaria)
Writer:
- Vladislav Todorov
Language:
- Bulgarian
Genre:
- Drama
Cast
Zachary Baharov, Tanya Ilieva, Vladimir Penev, Mihail Mutafov, Djoko Rossich, Ivan Barnev, Snezhina Petrova, Hristo Petkov, Boyka Velkova, Anastassia Liutova, Svetlana Yancheva