Ivan Savov

Something Out of Nothing (1979)

A famous metropolitan journalist decides to pay a surprise visit to his classmate Pancho in the countryside. Pancho has gone to town and his wife has to greet the guest. Under the curious eyes of the neighbors, the two are waiting for him to come back home. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Rudarov
CAST:  Asen Kisimov  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Aneta Sotirova  •  Ivan Savov

A famous metropolitan journalist decides to pay a surprise visit to his classmate Pancho in the countryside. Pancho has gone to town and his wife has to greet the guest. Under the curious eyes of the neighbors, the two are waiting for him to come back home. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Rudarov
CAST:  Asen Kisimov  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Aneta Sotirova  •  Ivan Savov

Fate as a Rat (2001)

It is a story about a group of friends who live in a small seaport town. Their lifestyle is rigorous, their joys are simple and their sex life is raw. Their concepts of man's dignity, friendship and duty are wrong and primitive. The film helps us to understand and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Pavlov
CAST:  Ivaylo Hristov  •  Hristo Garbov  •  Valentin Tanev  •  Alexander Doynov

It is a story about a group of friends who live in a small seaport town. Their lifestyle is rigorous, their joys are simple and their sex life is raw. Their concepts of man's dignity, friendship and duty are wrong and primitive. The film helps us to understand and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Pavlov
CAST:  Ivaylo Hristov  •  Hristo Garbov  •  Valentin Tanev  •  Alexander Doynov

East/West (1999)

June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) are sent to Kiev. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Régis Wargnier
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Sandrine Bonnaire  •  Oleg Menshikov  •  Sergei Bodrov Jr.

June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) are sent to Kiev. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Régis Wargnier
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Sandrine Bonnaire  •  Oleg Menshikov  •  Sergei Bodrov Jr.

The Lesson (2014)

An honest, hard-working schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town is driven to desperate measures to avoid financial ruin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Grozeva  •  Petar Valchanov
CAST:  Margita Gosheva  •  Ivanka Bratoeva  •  Ivan Barnev  •  Stefan Denolyubov

An honest, hard-working schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town is driven to desperate measures to avoid financial ruin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Grozeva  •  Petar Valchanov
CAST:  Margita Gosheva  •  Ivanka Bratoeva  •  Ivan Barnev  •  Stefan Denolyubov

Glory (2017)

When Tsanko Petrov, a railroad worker, finds millions of lev on the train tracks, he decides to turn the entire amount over to the police. Grateful, the state rewards him with a new wristwatch… which soon stops working. Meanwhile, Julia Staikova, the head of PR for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Grozeva  •  Petar Valchanov
CAST:  Stefan Denolyubov  •  Margita Gosheva  •  Alexandra Angelova  •  Ana Bratoeva

When Tsanko Petrov, a railroad worker, finds millions of lev on the train tracks, he decides to turn the entire amount over to the police. Grateful, the state rewards him with a new wristwatch… which soon stops working. Meanwhile, Julia Staikova, the head of PR for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Grozeva  •  Petar Valchanov
CAST:  Stefan Denolyubov  •  Margita Gosheva  •  Alexandra Angelova  •  Ana Bratoeva

Sister (2020)

A small town in present-day Bulgaria. A mother and her two daughters are struggling to survive. The dreamy and distracted younger daughter often invents stories in order to make life more interesting. Unwittingly, she eventually gets caught in the trap of her own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Svetla Tsotsorkova
CAST:  Monika Naydenova  •  Svetla Yancheva  •  Elena Zamyarkova  •  Assen Blatechki

A small town in present-day Bulgaria. A mother and her two daughters are struggling to survive. The dreamy and distracted younger daughter often invents stories in order to make life more interesting. Unwittingly, she eventually gets caught in the trap of her own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Svetla Tsotsorkova
CAST:  Monika Naydenova  •  Svetla Yancheva  •  Elena Zamyarkova  •  Assen Blatechki

The Father (2020)

Vasil has just lost his long-time partner in life, his wife Ivanka. When a woman at her funeral proclaims that the dead woman called her cellphone, Vasil seeks out the help of a well-known psychic in order to try to contact his wife. His son Pavel tries to bring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Grozeva  •  Petar Valchanov
CAST:  Ivan Barnev  •  Ivan Savov  •  Tanya Shahova  •  Hristofor Nedkov

Vasil has just lost his long-time partner in life, his wife Ivanka. When a woman at her funeral proclaims that the dead woman called her cellphone, Vasil seeks out the help of a well-known psychic in order to try to contact his wife. His son Pavel tries to bring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Grozeva  •  Petar Valchanov
CAST:  Ivan Barnev  •  Ivan Savov  •  Tanya Shahova  •  Hristofor Nedkov

Irina (2019)

Irina is a part-time waitress in a small Bulgarian town. On the very same day when she is fired, her husband gets into a serious accident. Irina's family is trapped in poverty. To make ends meet, she becomes a surrogate mother. Fights, despair and the seed of life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadezhda Koseva
CAST:  Martina Apostolova  •  Hristo Ushev  •  Irini Jambonas  •  Kasiel Noah Asher

Irina is a part-time waitress in a small Bulgarian town. On the very same day when she is fired, her husband gets into a serious accident. Irina's family is trapped in poverty. To make ends meet, she becomes a surrogate mother. Fights, despair and the seed of life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadezhda Koseva
CAST:  Martina Apostolova  •  Hristo Ushev  •  Irini Jambonas  •  Kasiel Noah Asher

Living Chimneys (2018)

In the old houses of a mountain village, intellectuals from the capital city have settled down. One of the settlers, a notorious bohemian and joker, left a funeral screenplay and video recordings directing his farewell to life. Nobody is aware that he has purchased ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radoslav Spassov
CAST:  Ivaylo Hristov  •  Mariya Kotseva  •  Nikola Dodov  •  Valentin Ganev

In the old houses of a mountain village, intellectuals from the capital city have settled down. One of the settlers, a notorious bohemian and joker, left a funeral screenplay and video recordings directing his farewell to life. Nobody is aware that he has purchased ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radoslav Spassov
CAST:  Ivaylo Hristov  •  Mariya Kotseva  •  Nikola Dodov  •  Valentin Ganev

Cruel and Innocent (1990)

Ponko is one of the newly rich who made their fortune gambling as an elite player in a small town. In order to avoid dealing with other competitive players of the same kind, he settled a deal for himself to do time at a low security detention facility. He can still ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iskra Yossiffova
CAST:  Lilyana Varbanova  •  Bogdan Glishev  •  Ivan Savov  •  Alexander Doynov

Ponko is one of the newly rich who made their fortune gambling as an elite player in a small town. In order to avoid dealing with other competitive players of the same kind, he settled a deal for himself to do time at a low security detention facility. He can still ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iskra Yossiffova
CAST:  Lilyana Varbanova  •  Bogdan Glishev  •  Ivan Savov  •  Alexander Doynov

The Love Summer of a Schlep (1990)

Four friends and three girls spend a summer on a desolated beach, living in an abandoned hut.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Todorov
CAST:  Emil Cotev  •  Petar Popyordanov  •  Aleksandar Morfov  •  Hristo Shopov

Four friends and three girls spend a summer on a desolated beach, living in an abandoned hut.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Todorov
CAST:  Emil Cotev  •  Petar Popyordanov  •  Aleksandar Morfov  •  Hristo Shopov

Fear (2020)

Svetla, a widow who lost her job recently is living next to the Bulgarian-Turkish border. There are many cases of refugees in her village due to it's location. One day she meets a refugee from Africa and this changes her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivaylo Hristov
CAST:  Michael Flemming  •  Svetla Yancheva  •  Stoyan Bochev  •  Krassimir Dokov

Svetla, a widow who lost her job recently is living next to the Bulgarian-Turkish border. There are many cases of refugees in her village due to it's location. One day she meets a refugee from Africa and this changes her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivaylo Hristov
CAST:  Michael Flemming  •  Svetla Yancheva  •  Stoyan Bochev  •  Krassimir Dokov

Love, Boyden (2018)

Being part of the 2013 anti government protests in Bulgaria the talented Pr creator Boyden confronts a choice- to help nursing his dying demented grandfather or fight for his unjustly lost job. He goes back in his communism infested home to understand that to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Borislav Mihailovski
CAST:  Deyan Donkov  •  Venelina Ghyaurova  •  Zlatko Gulekov  •  Janet Iovcheva

Being part of the 2013 anti government protests in Bulgaria the talented Pr creator Boyden confronts a choice- to help nursing his dying demented grandfather or fight for his unjustly lost job. He goes back in his communism infested home to understand that to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Borislav Mihailovski
CAST:  Deyan Donkov  •  Venelina Ghyaurova  •  Zlatko Gulekov  •  Janet Iovcheva

Leaf, torn away

Vesa, a 16-year old Bulgarian girl, cannot speak. A fortune-teller predicts that the girl will convalesce if somebody sacrifices their life for her. The fortune-teller's mentally challenged nephew, who comes to hear the prophecy, follows the girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Svetoslav Ovtcharov
CAST:  Ivan Barnev  •  Vesela Kazakova  •  Maria Kavardjikova  •  Ivan Savov

Vesa, a 16-year old Bulgarian girl, cannot speak. A fortune-teller predicts that the girl will convalesce if somebody sacrifices their life for her. The fortune-teller's mentally challenged nephew, who comes to hear the prophecy, follows the girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Svetoslav Ovtcharov
CAST:  Ivan Barnev  •  Vesela Kazakova  •  Maria Kavardjikova  •  Ivan Savov

The Goat (2009)

The trumpet player, Jonah, moves into the remains of his grandfather's house near where the treasure is hidden. In a tunnel under the house he finds a stone with a bird engraved on it and a map with an inscription in Arabic: "To have a house of gold, fall onto the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Djulgerov
CAST:  Ivan Barnev  •  Angela Rodel  •  Ivan Savov  •  Krassimir Dokov

The trumpet player, Jonah, moves into the remains of his grandfather's house near where the treasure is hidden. In a tunnel under the house he finds a stone with a bird engraved on it and a map with an inscription in Arabic: "To have a house of gold, fall onto the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Djulgerov
CAST:  Ivan Barnev  •  Angela Rodel  •  Ivan Savov  •  Krassimir Dokov

Escape (2022)

The contrast of a hippie style commune up in the mountain and a drug addicts rehab center in the valley. What could go wrong if someone escapes the rehab?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Bozhinov
CAST:  Alexander Kenderov  •  Diana Dimitrova  •  Snezhana Makaveeva  •  Tsvetan Apostolov

The contrast of a hippie style commune up in the mountain and a drug addicts rehab center in the valley. What could go wrong if someone escapes the rehab?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Viktor Bozhinov
CAST:  Alexander Kenderov  •  Diana Dimitrova  •  Snezhana Makaveeva  •  Tsvetan Apostolov