A story about a Bulgarian boy who grows up to be a German man. After a car accident Alex can’t even remember his name. In an attempt to cure him from amnesia, his grandfather, Bai Dan (Miki Manojlovic, IRINA PALM), comes over to Germany and organizes a spiritual journey back to Bulgaria and Alex’s past.
Director: Stephan Komandarev
Writers: Ilija Trojanow (Novel); Stephan Komandarev, Yurii Dachev, Dusan Milic (Screenplay)
Distributor: Sofia International Film Festival
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 105 minutes
Country: Bulgaria | Germany | Slovenia | Hungary
Language: Bulgarian | German | Italian | Slovenian w/English subtitles
Rating: Not rated
FESTIVALS: Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic; Warsaw International FilmFest, Poland; Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina; European Film Market, Germany; Dublin Film Festival, Ireland; Febio Film Festival, Czech Republic; Cannes Film Market, France; European Union Film Festival, Canada; Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA; Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA; Keswick Film Festival, UK; Mamers en Mars Film Festival, France; EU Film Days, Japan; Cine Europa Film Festival, Philippines; Tallgrass Film Festival, USA
AWARDS: Bergen International Film Festival, Norway, Jury Award; Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, Audience Award, Best Bulgarian Feature Film; Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, Don Quixote Award; Warsaw International Film Festival, Special Jury Award; Zurich Film Festival, Audience Award
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