World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, The
Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade · dir. Stephan Komandarev
Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria 2008, 105’
Screenings
10/23, 21:30 · Od Nowa – new hall
Bulgaria, 1980. For Alex, the childhood bliss in an idyllic socialist town is coming to an end. His father Vasko has fallen into disfavour with the authorities. The police want him to report on Alex’s grandfather, an undisputed “king of dice”. Bai Dan, who is a frequent visitor to a local cafe, where he plays backgammon, is considered to tell too provocative political jokes. Vasko refuses to cooperate and must immigrate to Germany, together with his wife and little Alex. The family falls apart. Germany, 2006. Alex is grown-up now and takes his parents back to Bulgaria...
| Director: | Stephan Komandarev |
| Screenplay: | Dušan Milić, Yurii Dachev, Stephan Komandarev |
| Music: | Stefan Valdobrev |
| Cinematography: | Emil Hristow |
| Editing: | Nina Altaparmakova |
| Cast: | Miki Manojlović, Carlo Ljubek, Hristo Mutafchiev, Ana Papadopulu, Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva |
| Awards: | Warsaw Film Festival – Nagroda specjalna Jury / Special Prize of the Jury (2013) |
2013 Programme
- Downloadable programme
- Films from A to Z
- Opening gala
- ON AIR
- SHORTCUT
- FROM POLAND
- LOCALIZATIONS
- The Worlds of Ulrich Seidl – a retrospective
- Martin Šulík’s retrospective
- Forward!: Małgośka Szumowska
- Focus: Syria
- Phenomena: Bruce Lee
- Woman in Russian Cinema
- New Romanian Cinema
- Forum 2012/2013
- The Best of Sofia IFF
- The Best of Jameson CineFest
- 3 × Colombian Cinema
- Special screenings
- Open meetings with the guests of the festival
- Masterclasses
- Accompanying events