Eastern Plays (2009)

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.

Director:

Kamen Kalev

Writer:

Kamen Kalev

Stars:

Christo Christov, Ovanes Torosian, Saadet Aksoy

17 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christo Christov	...	Itso aka Christo
Ovanes Torosian	...	Georgi
Saadet Aksoy	...	Isil (as Saadet Isil Aksoy)
Nikolina Iancheva	...	Niki
Ivan Nalbantov	...	Itso and Georgi's Father
Krasimira Demirova	...	Itso and Georgi's Stepmother
Hatice Aslan	...	Isil's Mother
Kerem Atabeyoglu	...	Isil's Father
Alexander Radanov	...	Drega (as Alexander 'The Indian' Radanov)
Anjela Nedyalkova	...	Angela
Kaloyan Lenkov	...	Bodyguard
Velislav Pavlov	...	Koyno
Ivan Penchev	...	Old Man
Ivan Vitkov	...	Psychotherapist (as Dr. Ivan Vitkov)
Yosif Shamli	...	Mayer

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

bus | teenage angst | turk | search for the meaning of life | taxi | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Bulgaria for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011.

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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.

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Quotes

Itso: I left my soul in the fridge.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)

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Soundtracks

Lady Song
by Nasekomix

User Reviews

The Most Honest BG movie :0)

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!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

Bulgaria Sweden

Language:

Bulgarian Turkish English

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (Bulgaria)

Also Known As:

Eastern Plays

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$132,547

Company Credits

Production Co:

Waterfront Film, Film i Väst, The Chimney Pot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 89 min 88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1