Completed - BULGARIAN, GERMAN, KURDISH - Romance, Thriller, Drama - 103 minutes
Azad and Vian were childhood sweethearts growing up in Kurdistan, but they were separated by war. Years later, Vian encounters Azad in Bulgaria, but Vian's mistaken belief that Azad murdered her father prevents her from revealing her true identity to him.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Antony DONCHEV Writer(s) : Antony DONCHEV Cast : Soran EBRAHIM, Violeta MARKOVSKA, Selim AKGUL, Mihail BILALOV, Kristina Hristova NIKOLOVA, Silviya PETKOVA Producer(s) : Shakhwan IDREES, Dimitar NIKOLOV-TAKI, Ivan TONEV, Peter VELCIOV, Marie ADLER
Set against the backdrop of the war against ISIS and the European refugee crisis, this film tells the story of Azad, an Iraqi Kurdish man who, as a child, was arranged by his family to marry his cousin Vian, but political upheaval separates the two. As an adult Azad is forced to leave for Europe after witnessing the murder of Vian’s father, and on the ship there he meets and falls in love with a beautiful woman, not realizing that she is actually his long lost fiancée Vian, who recognizes Azad but refuses to reveal herself because she mistakenly believes that he was the one who murdered her father.
Country(ies) : BULGARIA, NORTH MACEDONIA
Cyprus International Film Festiva 2015 (Winner Golden Aphrodite Best Actress)