Seven grumpy grandpas, two strippers, and a border patrol lieutenant walk into a bar... the village goes WILD.
There is a small village near the sea and behind the state border electronic alarm system. Its last inhabitants are seven old toughs prone to practical jokes and easy living. At the funeral of the last elderly woman in the village they get fired up with the idea to hire a "tart" and throw a party. The girl in question has been fired from the striptease bar in the nearby town. She arrives with her little son. The old toughs, the girl and the boy establish friendly relations. Meanwhile a lieutenant from the frontier post falls in love with the girl. Later on two more stripteasers pay a visit to the first one and make friends with the old guys. A small group of foreign hunters and their guide join the company due to a raging storm. One of the stripteasers devises a "business plan" which suits everybody and soon everything in the village looks incredibly fine - until the goons of Madame Cornelia come to get things in order.
Acting
Vasil Banov's magnificent grumpy grandpa energy
Production
Crumbling village as perfect post-communist time capsule
Writing
Absurd schemes that somehow make perfect sense
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures Bulgaria's absurd post-communist transition where black market entrepreneurship and village decline collided in spectacular fashion.
The film reportedly caused minor diplomatic friction with border authorities who weren't thrilled about their portrayal as easily distracted by strippers.
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