Through Georgi (a juvenile) and Itso (an adult), we take a quick glance (about one and a half hour quick) at what happens in post cold-war Bulgaria.
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Christo Christov | ... | Itso aka Christo |
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Ovanes Torosian | ... | Georgi |
| Saadet Aksoy | ... | Isil (as Saadet Isil Aksoy) | |
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Nikolina Iancheva | ... | Niki |
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Ivan Nalbantov | ... | Itso and Georgi's Father |
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Krasimira Demirova | ... | Itso and Georgi's Stepmother |
| Hatice Aslan | ... | Isil's Mother | |
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Kerem Atabeyoglu | ... | Isil's Father |
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Alexander Radanov | ... | Drega (as Alexander 'The Indian' Radanov) |
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Kaloyan Lenkov | ... | Bodyguard |
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Velislav Pavlov | ... | Koyno |
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Ivan Penchev | ... | Old Man |
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Ivan Vitkov | ... | Psychotherapist (as Dr. Ivan Vitkov) |
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Yosif Shamli | ... | Mayer |
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Georgi (Ovanes Torosian) is a typical schoolboy in search of some identity and--being lack of guide, ends up hanging out with the wrong people. Itso (Christo Christov) was a drug addict now undergoing a therapy who finds himself sinking in beers. Through them, we see post cold-war Bulgaria--its freedom, as well as its confusion. Written by bojleng_utomo@yahoo.com
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Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Official submission of Bulgaria for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011. See more »Goofs
In the restaurant scene where Itso and his girlfriend order, Itso orders a Swedish beer but we see him drinking Shumensko, which in fact is a Bulgarian beer. See more »Soundtracks
Concerto BWV 974Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
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This is the most honest Bulgarian movie made in the last 20 years. Bravo Itso, Kamen and the rest of the team! It is a movie that resonates on the same wave as the contemporary BG people. It shows the heart...and the really important things in life - hope, love, tolerance, dialogue, the continuity between the generations and freedom - the choice to live your life as you want and to be its real master... Well, it is difficult for me to come up with 10 lines for this movie (as the guidelines indicate) since this is a movie that needs to be seen coz it is a movie to be felt...because it is simple and that's why it is a work of genius!!! It's absolutely worth seeing!