A madman's soul is saved by JFK and pure love—Bulgaria's most unhinged biopic.
Based on the book: "Bobby The Blessed and the other American" (2015) by Emil Andreev. Pure love, priceless medicine and a accidental meeting with the future president of the USA - John Kennedy change the life of a man. Bombardment in Sofia during 1944 make him lose his mind, but he saves his innocent soul.
Acting
Tonev commits fully to Bobby's unraveling with unsettling tenderness.
Production
1944 Sofia bombardment recreated with claustrophobic, dreamlike dread.
Director
Stanimir Trifonov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Andreev's novel sparked controversy for blending Bulgarian folk mysticism with American political mythology.
Trifonov cast Tonev after seeing him in a Sofia experimental theatre production about holy fools.
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