Regie:
Emil HristowScenario:
Vladislav TodorovCamera:
Krum RodriguezActeurs:
Mihail Bilalov, Rousy Chanev, Samuel Finzi, Vladislav Todorov, Mihail Mutafov, Rushi Vidinliev, Deyan DonkovSamenvattingen(1)
This darkly comic evocation of communist absurdities circa 1989 follows the fortunes of an amoral, almost Tom Ripley-esque opportunist and his initially state-decreed, later self-mandated adventures in surveillance. Based on scriptwriter Vladislav Todorov’s novel Zincograph, referenced within the film as a key underground text, this debut feature from Bulgarian helmer Emil Christov creates an alternate reality that juxtaposes Kafkaesque bureaucratic illogic with the murderous whimsy of an off-the-wall freelancer. Composed as a series of surreal shocks, it rapidly changes tones alongside its fearlessly imitative hero. Batka (Ruscen Vidinliev) is recruited by the secret police to gather intel on a weirdo group of “new thinkers,” where counterintuitive feminism and vaginal speculums hold sway. But Batka’s imagination soars far beyond the confines of his role. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(meer)Acteurs
Mihail Bilalov
Beste films:
A sega nakade? (1988)
Cvetat na hameleona (2012)
Rousy Chanev
Bulgarije
Beste films:
Vreme na nasile (1988)
Ikonostasat (1969)
Cvetat na hameleona (2012)
Samuel Finzi
Bulgarije
Beste films:
Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter (2013) (serie)
One Life (2023)
Der Hauptmann (2017)
Vladislav Todorov
Bulgarije
Beste films:
Zift (2008)
Cvetat na hameleona (2012)
Mihail Mutafov
Bulgarije
Beste films:
Zift (2008)
Vezdesushtiyat (2017)
Cvetat na hameleona (2012)
Rushi Vidinliev
Beste films:
Cvetat na hameleona (2012)
Reign of the Gargoyles (2007) (Tv-film)
The Mechanik (2005)
Deyan Donkov
Bulgarije
Beste films:
Karatsi (2015)
Stăpki v pjasăka (2010)
Cvetat na hameleona (2012)