ÁGA

Feature fiction film / Bulgaria, Germany, France / 2018 / 96 minutes

CAST

Mikhail Aprosimov
Feodosia Ivanova
Galina Tikhonova
Sergey Egorov
Afanasiy Kylaev

CREW

Director / Milko Lazarov
Scriptwriters / Milko Lazarov, Simeon Ventsislavov
DOP / Kaloyan Bozhilov

Producer / Veselka Kiryakova
Production / Red Carpet
Co-producers / Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, Guillaume de Seille
Co-production / 42film, Arizona Productions, BNT, ZDF/ARTE
World Sales / Beta Cinema

Financial support / Bulgarian National Film Center + Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung + Aide aux Cinémas du Monde + Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée + Institut Français

WORLD PREMIERE

2018 Berlinale International Film Festival, Official Competition (out of competition)

SYNOPSIS

In a yurt on the snow-covered fields of the North, Nanook and Sedna live following the traditions of their ancestors. Alone in the wilderness, they look like the last people on Earth. Nanook and Sedna's traditional way of life starts changing – slowly, but inevitably. Hunting becomes more and more difficult, the animals around them die from inexplicable deaths and the ice has been melting earlier every year. Chena, who visits them regularly, is their only connection to the outside world – and to their daughter Ága, who has left the icy tundra a long time ago due to family feud. When Sedna's health deteriorates, Nanook decides to fulfil her last wish. He embarks on a long journey in order to find Ága.

AWARDS

+ 2018 Fajr International Film Festival / International Competition - Grand Prix for Best Film

+ 2018 Filmkunstfest, Schwerin / Award for Best Director

+ 2018 Cabourg Film Festival / Grand Prix for Best Film

+ 2018 Eurasia International Film Festival, Astana / Award for Best Director

+ 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival / Heart Of Sarajevo for Best Film

+ 2018 Chukotka International Arctic Film Festival / Golden Raven for Best Film / Special Jury Prize

+ 2018 East & West International Film Festival, Orenburg / Official Competition - Award for Best Director

+ 2018 Golden Rose, Bulgarian Feature Film Festival / Golden Rose for Best Film / Golden Rose for Best Director / Golden Rose for Best Cinematography / Critic’s Prize / Journalist’s Award

+ 2018 CinEast – Central and Eastern European Film Festival / Special Mention / Critic’s Prize

+ 2018 Seminci International Film Festival, Valladolid / Award for Best Director 1-2 / Green Spike Award

+ 2018 Selection for European Film Awards

+ 2018 Ravac International Film Festival, Moldova / Special Jury Mention for Kaloyan Bozhilov – DOP

+ 2018 Free Zone Film Festival, Serbia / Regional Competition - Best Film

+ 2018 Malatya Film Festival, Turkey / Special Jury Prize

+ 2018 Ljubljana International Film Festival (Liffe) / Audience Award

+ 2018 Feel Good Film Festival, Pau, France / Prix du Jury Jeune / Prix des Auditeurs France Bleu Béarn

+ 2018 Goa International Film Festival, India / Special Jury Prize – Silver Peacock Award

+ 2018 Cairo International Film Festival / Shadi Abdel Salam for Best Film at International Film Critics’ Week

+ 2018 Macao International Film Festival / Best Cinematography

+ 2019 East-West Golden Arch / Best Cinematography

+ 2019 FICMEC International Film Festival / Best Film

+ 2019 Golden Linden International Film Festival / Best Film / Best Actor