After spending fifteen years in prison a former race car driver returns to his old life in order to fulfill the promise he made to the love of his life.
Acting
Blatechki directs himself with weathered, unshowy gravitas.
Cinematography
Bulgaria's industrial wasteland as character, not backdrop.
Direction
Tight, unpretentious — knows exactly what story it's telling.
Director
Assen Blatechki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Assen Blatechki is primarily known as an actor in Bulgarian television; this was his directorial debut at age 54.
The film channels post-2008 crisis anxiety — when Europe's periphery watched dreams of mobility rust alongside abandoned factories.
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