BLESSED ARE THE MEEK

Feature fiction film / Bulgaria / 2020 / 103 minutes

CAST

Ivan Barnev
Ivailo Savov
Malin Krastev
Nadya Keranova
Luibov Luibcheva
Nikola Dodov

CREW

Directors / Gueorgui Stoyanov, Wojciech Todorow
Scriptwriter / Krassimir Kroumov - Gretz
DOP / Wojciech Todorow

Producers / Poli Angelova, Nikolay Todorov
Production / Screening Emotions
Co-production / Pro Cinema, Magic Shop, Right Solutions, Peak Audio, Red Carpet

Financial support / Bulgarian National Film Center

SYNOPSIS

After the death of his mother, 13-year-old Ivo develops hyper sensibility in addition to his vivid imagination and grumpy mood. He can’t put up with his father’s guilt and false intellectual ambitions as a TV director. Ivo escapes from home and makes friends with currently jobless Ivan.

AWARDS

+ 2020 Golden Rose, Bulgarian Feature Film Festival / Best Actor Award / Special Jury Mention

+ 2021 Sofia International Film Festival / Burgas Municipality Award “Silver Sea-Gull” – Best Film