Synopse
One last day in in Sofia: at the centre of this Bulgarian drama, co-produced in Hamburg, stands a muscular anti-hero, who is taking his leave of his home country. Nikola, a man of around 50, is unhappy with his shattered life. He sees his future in Germany. But before he tries a new start there, he’d like to achieve closure with his past. Nikola sets off on a farewell tour of the city to save relationships that are important to him. In so doing, he reveals the paradoxes in his emotional world: everything that links him to his home is at the same time a reason to leave.
Regie
PAVEL G. VESNAKOV (*1987 in Sofia) is a graduate of the New Bulgarian University. German Lessons is his debut feature and won the Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Sofia International Film Festival.
Info
Original Title: Urotsi Po Nemski
International Title: German Lessons
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Bulgarian OV with German subtitles
Director: Pavel Vesnakov
Cast/Protagonists: Julian Vergov, Vasil Banov, Elena Telbis, Meglena Karalambova, Stefka Yanorova
Production country: Bulgaria, Germany
Year of Production: 2020
Length: 100 min
Producer: Sebastian Weyland, Knut Jäger, Manfred Giesecke, Orlin Ruevski, Monica Balcheva
Production company: Moviemento Ltd.
Editor: Pavel Vesnakov, Victoria Radoslavova
co-production company: Heimathafen Film & Media GmbH, Jäger Films
