A war movie where the real enemy is the war itself.
Direction
Ovcharov's restrained hand lets silence scream louder than explosions.
Cinematography
Misty Balkan landscapes that swallow soldiers whole.
Acting
Blatechki's thousand-yard stare should be studied.
Director
Svetoslav Ovcharov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during a resurgence of Bulgarian cinema examining national trauma, this film refuses the patriotic war narrative entirely.
The TMDB 10.0 is almost certainly festival voters — the film's obscurity outside Balkan festivals speaks to how poorly Eastern European war cinema travels.
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