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CAST

MIKHAIL APROSIMOV
FEODOSIA IVANOVA
GALINA TIKHONOVA
SERGEY EGOROV
AFANASIY KYLAEV


CREW

Directed by MILKO LAZAROV
Screenplay by MILKO LAZAROV SIMEON VENTSISLAVOV
Producer / VESELKA KIRYAKOVA
Co-producers / EIKE GORECZKA CHRISTOPH KUKULA
GUILLAUME DE SEILLE
Delegate producers / SARDANA SAVVINA LYUBOV BORISOVA
Director of photography / KALOYAN BOZHILOV
Set designer / ARIUNSAICHAN DAWAACHU
Costume designer / VANINA GELEVA DARIA DMITRIEVA
Editor / VESELKA KIRYAKOVA
Composer / PENKA KOUNEVA
Production / RED CARPET
Co-production / 42FILM, ARIZONA PRODUCTIONS BNT, ZDF/ARTE
WORLD SALES BETA CINEMA

SUPPORTED BY

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

Bulgaria, Germany, France

Duration: 96min.
WORLD PREMIERE

Berlinale International Film Festival 2018
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. The game is disappearing, the animals around them die from inexplicable deaths, and the ice has been melting earlier every year.

Their routine is broken only by the sporadic visits by Chena, a young man who lives in the closest settlement.

When Sedna’s health deteriorates and she eventually dies, Nanook decides to fulfil her last wish and find Ága – their daughter who ran away long ago, abandoning their traditions and choosing to live in the city.

Nanook embarks on a long journey to reunite with his daughter. 

AWARDS

+ FAJR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 / INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION / Grand Prix for Best movie

+ FILMKUNSTFEST, SCHWERIN 2018 /Award for Best director

+ CABOURG FILM FESTIVAL 2018 / Grand prix for Best movie

+ EURASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ASTANA 2018 / Award for Best Director

+ SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL 2018 / HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST MOVIE

+ CHUKOTKA INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC FILM FESTIVAL  2018 / GOLDEN RAVEN FOR BEST MOVIE / Special Jury Prize

+ EAST & WEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ORENBURG - OFFICIAL COMPETITION 2018 / Award for Best Director

+ GOLDEN ROSE 2018 / GOLDEN ROSE FOR BEST MOVIE / GOLDEN ROSE FOR BEST DIRECTOR / GOLDEN ROSE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY / CRITIC’S PRIZE / JOURNALIST’S AWARD

+ CinEast 2018 / SPECIAL MENTION / CRITIC’S PRIZE

+ SEMINCI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, VALLADOLID 2018 / Award for Best Director 1-2 / GREEN SPIKE AWARD

+ SELECTION FOR EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2018

+ RAVAC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MOLDOVA 2018 / SPECIAL JURY MENTION FOR KALOYAN BOZHILOV – DOP

+ FREE ZONE FILM FESTIVAL, SERBIA 2018 / BEST FILM, REGIONAL COMPETITION

+ MALATYA FILM FESTIVAL, TURKEY 2018 / SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

+ LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (LIFFe) 2018 / AUDIENCE AWARD

+ FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL, PAU, FRANCE 2018 / PRIX DU JURY JEUNE / PRIX DES AUDITEURS FRANCE BLEU BÉARN

+ GOA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INDIA 2018 / SPECIAL JURY PRIZE – SILVER PEACOCK AWARD

+ CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 / SHADI ABDEL SALAM FOR BEST FILM at International Film Critics’ Week

+ MACAO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 / BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

+ EAST-WEST GOLDEN ARCH 2019 / BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

+ FICMEC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019 / BEST FILM

+ GOLDEN LINDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019 / BEST FILM / BEST ACTOR