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Completed - BULGARIAN - Drama, Romance - 94 minutes

Log Line

Love story set against the backdrop of the changing political and social enviroment in Europe in the late 80's and early 90's. Can this love survive the challenges of emigration, a violent homeland and immoral social atmosphere thanks to gang of adventurous friends?

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2010 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Viktor CHOUCHKOV, JR.
Writer(s) : Borislav CHOUCHKOV, Viktor CHOUCHKOV JR.
Cast : Alexander SANO, Georgi STAYKOV, Ivailo DRAGIEV, Ovanes TOROSYAN, Phillip AVRAMOV, Radina KARDJILOVA, Yavor BAHAROV

Producer(s) : Borislav CHOUCHKOV, Guido SCHWAB, Marcel LENZ

Synopsis

During the most turbulent years of the Bulgarian transition from communism to a pro-Western democracy daredevil Stash and the rebellious Becky fall in love with each other. When Stash and his friends get caught by the police for some small-time crimes like selling porn, Becky’s father and big Militia boss Katev gets personally involved with the case. He threatens Stash and the gang with prison, if Stash continues to see Becky, and the young men
eventually have to leave the country. They emigrate to a small town in Germany. After a tough year, during which Stash unluckily tries to contact Becky, the group takes the first chance to return. But in the meantime Bulgaria has changed completely – and so has Becky …

Production

Country(ies) : BULGARIA, GERMANY

Financing plan : in co-production with Bulgarian National Television
Co-producer - ostlicht filmproduktion

BULGARIA A PLUS FILMS LT
GERMANY May 09, 2013 PORT-AU-PRINCE


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Festivals and Awards

Sofia IFF 2011 Competition


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