ALIENATION

Conceived and Directed by Milko Lazarov
Executive producer / Christo Jivkov, Veselka Kiryakova
Starring / Christos Stergioglou, Mariana Jikich, Ovanes Torosian, Neda Iskrenova, Iva Ognyanova, Kitodar Todorov, Dora Markova

Screenplay by Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov, Georgi Tenev
Director of Photography - Kaloyan Bozhilov

Production designer by Vanina Geleva
Edited by Veselka Kiryakova
Produced by BNT/RED CARPET
Run time: 77 min.

WORLD PREMIERE AT VENICE DAYS, VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | 2013 

SYNOPSIS

A man (Christos Stergioglou) driving an old-fashioned car is crossing the border. He is Greek and has passed his fifties. He is coming to Bulgaria to buy a child. Jorgos has prepared a secret compartment in the boot of the car masked as a gas tank so that he could smuggle the child. The baby is not born yet and the Greek needs to wait in a secluded house in the mountains together with the mother (Mariana Jikich), her deaf-mute brother (Ovanes Torosian) and the midwife. The birth is starting in a stormy night.

AWARDS

+ Venice Film Festival, 2013: Special mention from Europa Cinemas Label, Best Young Director from FEDEORA  
+ Sofia International Film Festival, 2013: Best Bulgarian Feature Film 
+ Warsaw Film Festival, 2013: Grand prize in "1-2 competition"
+ Bulgarian Film Academy, 2014:  Best Feature Movie, Best First Feature Movie, Best Director, Best Editing 
+ Golden Rose, 2014: Best Director, Best Cinematography 

PRESENTED

+ Busan International Film Festival 2013
+ Sao Paolo International Film Festival 2013
+ Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2013
+ TOFIFEST 2013 
+ Napoli International Film Festival 2013
+ Athens International Film Festival 2013
+ Barcelona Auteur International Film Festival, 2013
+ Vilnius International Film Festival 2014
+ Pula International Film Festival 2014
+ Sarajevo International Film Festival 2014
+ Cineast International Film Festival 2014