The Judgment (Bulgarian: Съдилището) is a 2014 Bulgarian drama film directed by Stephan Komandarev.[3][4] It was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[5][6][7]
| The Judgment | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Stephan Komandarev |
| Written by | Marin Damyanov Emil Spahiyski Stephan Komandarev |
| Produced by | Stephan Komandarev Katya Trichkova Polly Guentcheva Alexander Ris Christine Haupt Boris T. Matic Vladimir Anastasov Angela Nestorovska[1] |
| Starring | Assen Blatechki |
| Cinematography | Krasimir Andonov |
| Edited by | Nina Altaparmakova |
| Music by | Stefan Valdobrov |
Release dates |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | Bulgaria Germany Croatia Macedonia[2] |
| Language | Bulgarian |
Plot edit
The film takes place in Bulgaria by the Rhodope Mountains, near the Turkish border. A widower, Mityo, needs money to forestall foreclosure on his home. He drives a milk tanker but business is slow, so he reluctantly accepts a job smuggling migrants over the border into Bulgaria. (A character in the film describes the migrants as "Gypsies, Arabs, and blacks"; many of them are presumably Refugees of the Syrian Civil War.[8]) The work reminds Mityo of his military service in the late 1980s, assigned to the Bulgarian border guard, where his task was to prevent citizens from leaving the Eastern Bloc.
Cast edit
- Assen Blatechki as Mitio
- Ovanes Torosian as Vasko
- Ina Nikolova as Maria
- Predrag Manojlovic as The Captain
- Paraskeva Djukelova as Kera
- Meto Jovanovski as The Doctor
- Vasil Vasilev-Zueka as Ramadan
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Guy Lodge (19 January 2016). "Film Review: 'The Judgment'". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Stephen Dalton (25 December 2015). "'The Judgment' ('Sadilishteto'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Stephan Komandarev's film "The Judgment" premiered at Sofia Film Fest 2014". FilmFund. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "35 Films That Could Become Foreign Language Oscar Submissions". Indie Wire. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ ""Съдилището" е българският претендент за "Оскар"". Dnes. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Bulgaria Selects The Judgment as Oscar Entry". Film New Europe. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Oscars: Bulgaria Selects 'The Judgment' as Academy Award Entry". Variety. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (9 October 2015). "Bulgaria's Oscar Entry 'The Judgment' Is Stunningly Timely Amid Europe's Migrant Crisis". Deadline. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (Premium Films, international sales agent)
- The Judgement at IMDb
- Cineuropa
