Completed - BULGARIAN - True Story, Drama, First film - 81 minutes
After serving a short prison sentence in UK, a young Bulgarian emigrant returns to his home town in order to help his sister get back on her feet, but the status-quo drives him into a cruel revenge with irreversible consequences.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Ognyan Stoilov - AUGUST KING Cast : Georgi NALDZHIEV, Silviya PETKOVA, Silvia PETKOVA, Yordan KRUSHKOV, Pelo STOEV Producer(s) : Emiliya KOSTOVA
After serving a short sentence in a North London prison, Belyata has no choice but to return to his provincial hometown in post-communist Bulgaria. In a desperate attempt to reconnect with his sister, the only remaining living member of his family, he embarks on a violent journey to save her from a local extortion gang lead by a corrupt cop. This stunning debut is a powerful yet brutal tale of a lost soul’s quest for revenge and redemption, lead by an exceptional performance by Georgi Naldzhiev as a man so hungry for justice that is drawn into actions with irreversible consequences.~Dimitris Boutourelis – Grammatikopoulos
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM
Sofia IFF 2018 (National Competition)East End Film Festival London 2018