ACROSS THE NAKED HILLS

Short / Bulgaria / 2024 / 27 minutes

CAST

Katalin Stareyshinska
Nikolay Urumov

CREW

Director / Dimitar Kutmanov
Scriptwriter / Dimitar Kutmanov
DOP / Kaloyan Bozhilov

Producer / Veselka Kiryakova
Production / Red Carpet
Co-production / SONUS, MagicShop

Financial support / Bulgarian National Film Center

WORLD PREMIERE

2024 / In the Palace International Short Film Festival

SYNOPSIS

In a remote countryside region, Zhana, a quiet girl under the oppressive guardianship of her foster father Danail, finds solace in visiting a scrawny dog. Their secret bond is shattered when Danail catches Zhana caring for the dog. As tensions escalate, Zhana gathers the courage to confront her oppressor, sparking a chilling confrontation that tests Zhana’s determination to escape her suffocating existence.