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The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (2008)
Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade (original title)

105 min  -  Drama   -  10 October 2008 (Bulgaria)
7.9
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The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, Bai Dan, embarks on a journey in search of his real self.

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Yurii Dachev (screenplay), Stephan Komandarev (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Miki Manojlovic ...
Bai Dan
Carlo Ljubek Carlo Ljubek ...
Aleksander 'Sashko' Georgiev
Hristo Mutafchiev Hristo Mutafchiev ...
Vasil 'Vasko' Georgiev
Ana Papadopulu Ana Papadopulu ...
Yana Georgieva
Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva ...
Baba Sladka
Nikolai Urumov Nikolai Urumov ...
Agent
Vasil Vasilev-Zueka Vasil Vasilev-Zueka ...
Ivo Chikagoto
Dorka Gryllus ...
Maria
Heinz Josef Braun Heinz Josef Braun ...
Dr. Schreiber
Stefan Valdobrev Stefan Valdobrev ...
Stoyan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rok Cvetkov Rok Cvetkov ...
Kockar 1
Dobrin Dosev Dobrin Dosev ...
Schmuggler
Alexander Doynov Alexander Doynov ...
Spieler
Branislav Fistric Branislav Fistric ...
Kockar 2
Georgi Kadurin Georgi Kadurin ...
Sforza
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Storyline

What's in a game? For a young man, who has left his country behind, lost his memory and forgotten his love, the game might be the only way out. This is a story about a Bulgarian boy who grows up to be a German man. After a car accident Alex can't remember even what his name is. In an attempt to cure him from amnesia, his grandfather Bai Dan comes over to Germany and organizes a spiritual journey for his grandson back into his past, to the country where he came from. In changing places, time and transport, crossing half Europe, they play backgammon, the simplest, and yet the most complex of all games. That game leads Alex to the realizations of who he is, and that game is symbolic to the story. Destiny is the dice we hold in our own hands and life is a game on the edge between chance and skill. Written by Georgi Djulgerov <major1@mbox.contact.bg>  

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Backgammon | Amnesia | Dice | Car Accident | Camp  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Bulgaria | Germany | Slovenia | Hungary

Language:

Bulgarian | German | Italian | Slovenian | English | Hungarian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъде See more »

Filming Locations:

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Bulgaria:  | Argentina: (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Bulgaria's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010. See more »