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Blaga's Lessons ()

Urotcite na Blaga (original title)
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A teacher falls victim to a phone scam that robs her of her life savings, then realizes that there is no way to get the money back. The tables then turn as cash begins rolling in as she transforms into a scammer herself.

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Eli Skorcheva ...
Blaga Naumova (as Elie Skorcheva)
Gerasim Georgiev ...
Lyudmil (Blaga's Son)
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Blaga's Student
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Graveyard Manager
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Police Detective
Ivaylo Hristov ...
The Retired Policeman
Stoyan Doychev
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Police Officer
Irini Jambonas ...
Loan Officer
Tanya Shahova ...
Supermarket Cashier
Valeri Lekov
Veselin Ivanov
Stefani Lecheva
Mariana Brankovanova
Yanislava Linkova
Dimitria Milusheva
Radina Aleksieva
Rumen Rachev ...
(as Rumen Raychev)
Parvan Parvanov
Pavel Poppandov ...
(as Pavel Popandov)
Dimitar Pishev
Bogdan Ejbekov

Directed by

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Stephan Komandarev

Written by

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Stephan Komandarev ... (written by)
 
Simeon Ventsislavov ... (written by)

Produced by

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Eike Goreczka ... co-producer
Stephan Komandarev ... producer
Christoph Kukula ... co-producer
Katya Trichkova ... producer

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Kalina Vasileva ... (music)

Cinematography by

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Vesselin Hristov

Editing by

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Nina Altaparmakova

Editorial Department

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Maren Henke ... digital colorist
Stephan Langnickel ... technial post production coordinator

Casting By

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Alexander Kossev

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Ivelina Mineva

Costume Design by

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Nadya Dobrikova

Makeup Department

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Bistra Kechedjieva ... makeup department head

Production Management

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Bogdan Ejbekov ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Borimir Ilkov ... first assistant director

Sound Department

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Svetlosar Georgiev ... sound mixer
Sebastian Heyser ... dialogue editor
Olaf Mehl ... re-recording mixer
Maximiliane Pongratz ... foley artist
Aleksander Popov ... boom operator
Sebastian Schmidt ... sound designer

Script and Continuity Department

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Simona Kashova ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Tajana Kosor ... world sales: festivals
Giorgos Togias ... world sales

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Blaga is a seventy-year-old recently widowed former teacher and a woman of firm morals. When telephone scammers con her out of the money that she had saved for her husband's grave, her moral compass slowly begins to lose its bearings... Stephan Komandarev's past films have systematically criticized the inauspicious social situation in post-communist Bulgaria, and Blaga's Lessons is no different. In this evocative drama featuring a masterful performance from Eli Skorcheva as Blaga, Komandarev aims his lens at the lives of today's senior citizens - a vulnerable group whom politicians so often promise the right to a dignified life... but reality is much different. Written by Kviff

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Also Known As
  • Уроците на Блага (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Urotsite na Blaga (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Eine Frage der Würde (Germany)
  • Blaga's Lessons (Canada, English title)
  • Blaga's Lessons (World-wide, English title)
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  • 114 min
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Trivia Official submission of Bulgaria for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024. See more »

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