Assassin's Bullet (2012/I) Sofia (original title)

Director:

Isaac Florentine

Writers:

Nancy L. Babine
Elika Portnoy (story)
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Release Date:

3 August 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Pantyhose | Outdoor Cafe | Apprentice | Hitman | Smoking

Cast

Christian Slater	...	Robert
Donald Sutherland	...	Ambassador Ashdown
Elika Portnoy	...	Vicky
Timothy Spall	...	Dr. Kahn
Mariana Stanisheva	...	Zoey
Ivaylo Geraskov	...	Aleks
Marian Valev	...	Spasov
Kiril Efremov	...	Boris
Yordanka Angelova	...	Gypsy Woman
Vassil Mihajlov	...	Host (as Vasil Mihaylov)
David Krumov	...	Pavel
Martin Ghiaurov	...	Muslim Man #2
Filip Avramov	...	Muslim Man #1
Petio Petkov	...	The Turk (as Petyo Petkov)
Margarita Dilova	...	Young Vicki - 9 Years
Kalina Stancheva	...	Young Vicki
Stoyan Aleksiev	...	Male Passenger (as Stoyan Alexiav)
Bashar Rahal	...	Abdullah Said
Velislav Pavlov	...	Suicide Bomber
Ivan Kotsev	...	Vicky's Dad
Tanya Mickov	...	Vicky' Mom (as Tanya Mitskov)
Paola Elenkova	...	Abdullah Said Daughter
Milena Davidova	...	Bellydancer #1
Anita Gaydarska	...	Bellydancer #2
Margarita Georgieva Budinova	...	Dancer
Petya Ivanova Popova
Ivelina Vasileva Mihaiova
Elitsa Olegova Pavlikenova
Alexandra Ivanova Ivanova
Boryana Borislavova Yankova
Desislava Ventsislavova Bekirska
Irina Lubomirova Stoimenova
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ivan Sashov	...	Turkish gangster (uncredited)
Velizara Stoyanova	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Antoaneta Yordanova	...	US Embassy Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by
Isaac Florentine

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nancy L. Babine
Hans Feuersinger		screenplay
Elika Portnoy		story

Produced by
Sufo Evtimov	....	line producer
Beau J. Genot	....	associate producer
Patrick Jerome	....	executive producer
David E. Ornston	....	producer
Michael J. Urann	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Simon Stevens

Cinematography by
Ross W. Clarkson

Film Editing by
Irit Raz

Casting by
Marianne Stanicheva

Costume Design by
Irina Kotcheva

Makeup Department
Antoaneta Andreeva	....	key hair stylist
Angela Angelova	....	assistant makeup artist
Mark Holloway	....	makeup artist for Ms Portnoy
Yana Stoyanova	....	makeup department head
Greta Velikova	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Sufo Evtimov	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katerina Atanasova	....	third assistant director
Antony Tanev	....	second assistant director
Paul Tennis	....	first assistant director
Mariana Vodenicharova	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Atanas Apostolov	....	additional stand-by props
Dirk Buchmann	....	property master
Rositsa Ivanova	....	scenic artist
Emil Shmidt	....	production buyer
Kristian Stoyanov	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	sound designer
Joshua Adeniji	....	sound effects editor
Boris Atanasov	....	boom operator
Scott Brewster	....	adr recordist
Nash Cubero Jr.	....	foley editor
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Derek Deitz	....	foley mixer
Emil Evtimov	....	sound mixer
Brent Findley	....	supervising sound editor
Trevor Gates	....	sound editor
Matthew Gionet	....	adr programmer
Angela Hemingway	....	dialogue & adr editor
Angela Hemingway	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Steven Iba	....	adr mixer
Daniel Norwick	....	sound editor
Chris Terhune	....	sound editor
Kelly Vockel	....	assistant dialogue/adr editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Kantardjiev Anton	....	digital compositor
Simeon Asenov	....	visual effects art director
Angelina Borisowa	....	visual effects editorial
Maria Boyuklieva	....	digital compositor
Galina Chaneva	....	digital compositor
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Vasil Galabov	....	visual effects coordinator
Georgi Gavanozov	....	visual effects artist
Sofia Gesheva-Aleksieva	....	digital compositor (as Sofia Aleksieva)
Dobromir Hristov	....	rotoscoping supervisor
Rosen Ivanov	....	digital compositor
Delyan Ketipov	....	lead compositing artist
Nikolay Kolev	....	digital compositor
Kalin Krumov	....	digital compositor
Silviya Mariyanova	....	visual effects project coordinator
Radoslav Misarokov	....	visual effects project manager
Diana Moneva	....	digital compositor
Encho Nedevski	....	digital compositor
Vladimir Nikolov	....	visual effects coordinator
Nikolay Pachov	....	visual effects editor
Milena Peneva	....	visual effects coordinator
Nick Peshunoff	....	vfx coordinators and qc supervisor
Iavor Radev	....	lead visual effects coordinator
Rob Rossi	....	main titles designer
Boris Sokolov	....	compositor
Georgi Staikov	....	visual effects artist
Adriyana Tsvetanova	....	lighting artist
Desislava Valcheva	....	digital compositor
Valeria Valeva	....	digital artist

Stunts
Boyan Anev	....	stunts
Asen Asenov	....	stunts
Dimiter Doichinov	....	stunts
Zahari Grozdanov	....	stunts
Radoslav Ignatov	....	stunts
Borislav Iliev	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Danko Jordanov	....	stunts
Georgi Manchev	....	stunt performer
Stilyan Mavrov	....	utility stunts
Radoslav Parvanov	....	stunts
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunts
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunt rigger
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunts
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Anton Ivanov	....	electrician
Tsvetan Kostov	....	grip
Grigor Kumitski	....	first assistant camera
Vladislav Mateev	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Neven Mihailova	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Todor Panovski	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ivan Pavlov	....	electrician
Georgi Petkov	....	key grip
Valentin Tcankarski	....	electrician
Alexandre Trenev	....	electrician
Georgi Vasillev	....	epk cameraman
Georgi Vasillev	....	still photographer
Kiril Velichkov	....	electrician

Casting Department
Katerina Goranova	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Velemira Petkova	....	costume supervisor
Georgi Petrov Yakimov	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Eliot Milbourn	....	additional colorist
Misha Tenenbaum	....	additional editor

Music Department
Alex Menck	....	music consultant
Patrícia Portaro	....	music clearance

Transportation Department
Trayan Anachkov	....	driver
Trayan Anachkov	....	transportation
Nikolai Milev	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Melanie Myburgh	....	producer's representative
Violeta Piperevska	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Mutressa Movies
• Sofia Productions

Distributors

• A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
• ARC Entertainment (II) (2012) (USA) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD) (as "Assassin's Bullet")
• Emerald (2013) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• XLrator Media (2012) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Talent Partners Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

"Sofia" - USA (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Bulgarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA15+ | Germany:18 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Mutressa Movies

Quotes:

Dr. Kahn:You only live once - allegedly.

Soundtrack:

Macedonian Girl

a kid can make a better movie. What's with the bellydancing!?!

Just imagine a kid trying to make his first "foreign-place action movie" who has no idea about the world and cultures and has it all mixed up in his head and this is what you get. Amazingly inaccurate and confusing settings and like everyone said, dumb story. What does Bulgaria or Sofia have to do with this? And what time in the future or past is it taking place because that country and city have never looked or sounded like that. Why are American and British folks chilling in bellydancing and shisha bars?? If they said it was Turkey or middle east it would be slightly more accurate. All that arabic music in the background is hilarious! You don't hear arab music in Europe unless you go into an ethnic restaurant. So amazingly inaccurate. I can't believe there is an actual American director who mixed up cultures and countries like that. This is like making a movie in France but having Italian music in the background while people speak Spanish but actually looking like German. Total parody of a movie! Makes for decent laughs!