Martina Peneva

Iva works in a clothing factory in rural Bulgaria battling a persistent, yet mysterious illness. When it is revealed that she is the first case of COVID in her small town, the news spirals into an endless j’accuse— first from the factory owners eager to shift responsibility, then from her fellow co-workers, her son, and eventually her entire community, even though Iva hasn’t left her small town in years. With Iva’s public demonization escalating as the first victims of the virus emerge, she is quickly turned into a social outcast.

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The extraordinary story of home video in Bulgaria. A lyrical first-person journey into the genuine love local video pirates had for cinema – and their hard-won path toward professional mastery. A chronicle of a wondrous adventure that begins on the small screen of an old television set and ultimately reaches the big screen of the modern cineplex.

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Robin and Lia are expecting a baby when doctors suspect Lia has cancer. Desperate for money, Robin gambles, loses his workplace’s cash, and stages a robbery. The investigator uncovers the truth, but Lia’s diagnosis was a mistake — she is healthy.

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The adventures and misadventures of Zhoro the pisser - a favourite character in one of the most loved Bulgarian series on bTV "Sunny Beach", are the basis of the Bulgarian comedy series "The Life of Zhoro". "The Life of Joro" reveals the daily life struggle of one of the favourite characters in the TV series "Sunny Beach" - the pimp Joro (Daniel Peev - Dundee). He is the man with the purest heart to ever set foot in the most luxurious resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Zhoro is first-rate, natural and sincere, and not at all embarrassed to talk about his excess weight. He also likes to joke about the fact that he doesn't have a girlfriend, but he never fails to convince his loved ones that he is happy with what he has and doesn't need anything more.

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Vasil has just lost his long-time partner in life, his wife Ivanka. When a woman at her funeral proclaims that the dead woman called her cellphone, Vasil seeks out the help of a well-known psychic in order to try to contact his wife. His son Pavel tries to bring him to his senses, but Vasil stubbornly insists on doing things his own way… Following the internationally successful The Lesson and Glory, Grozeva and Valchanov return with an intimate family drama about the difficulties of connecting with those close to us. As the picture slowly gathers momentum, its story unfolds many of the carefully arranged absurd or comic situations typical for the Bulgarian filmmaking duo.

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An old VHS tape was found. It contains the legend of the CLAPPER.

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A story about Nikola, a retired math teacher, who leads a quiet and private life, until he begins to feel a need to escape the loneliness that slowly is killing him, day by day. He decides it’s time for change and becomes the star of a very popular TV-show called “Love for all”. The concept of the show is to help old, lonely people to find life partners.

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