The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner
(2008)
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The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner
(2008)
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| Predrag Manojlovic | ... |
Bai Dan
(as Miki Manojlovic)
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Carlo Ljubek | ... |
Alexander 'Sashko' Georgiev
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Hristo Mutafchiev | ... |
Vasil 'Vasko' Georgiev
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Ana Papadopulu | ... |
Yana Georgieva
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Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva | ... |
Baba Sladka
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Nikolai Urumov | ... |
State Security Agent
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Vasil Vasilev-Zueka | ... |
Ivo Chikagoto
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| Dorka Gryllus | ... |
Maria
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Heinz Josef Braun | ... |
Dr. Schreiber
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Stefan Valdobrev | ... |
Stoyan
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| Rok Cvetkov | ... |
Chef 1
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Dobrin Dosev | ... |
Smuggler
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Alexander Doynov | ... |
Backgammon player
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Branislav Fistric | ... |
Chef 2
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Georgi Kadurin | ... |
Sforza
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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>
I had an opportunity to see this feature during Warsaw Festival. It made an extraordinary impression on me, and not only on me - audience immediately fell in love with it. If you are tired of full of special effects blockbusters on the one hand, and on the other you're not in the mood to watch another depressing art movie, "The world is big.." is the best answer to your demand. Of course, it's not perfect, sometimes it is even awkward - the director still has to work hard on his craft, but, after all this movie will lighten your heart. Life is worth living, life is worth acting, that's what this film is about. Miki Manojlovic is more than charming as an energetic, "crazy" grandfather who teaches his withdrawn grandson how to appreciate life. And - believe me - having watched this movie, you will start thinking about traveling through Europe on bike. Balkan spirit still works!