Rio Adio

Adio, Rio
Adio, Rio
Directed by	Ivan Andonov
Written by	Marko Stojchev
Produced by	Hristo Yotzov
Starring	Filip Trifonov
Cinematography	Krasimir Kostov
Edited by	Nadezhda Zenova
Music by	Kiril Marichkov
Distributed by	Boyana Film
Release date	10 April 1989;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Bulgaria
Language	Bulgarian

Rio Adio (Bulgarian: Адио, Рио) is a 1989 Bulgarian social drama film about the life of an architect, directed by Ivan Andonov. The film is centered on important social themes of self-morality and moral compromise. The film stars Filip Trifonov.

Plot edit

Stoev (Trifonov) is a talented lead architect whose team wins an international competition for a facility to be built in Rio de Janeiro. Per the terms of the agreement, two members of the winning team (and their spouses) are to go to Brazil, expenses paid, to oversee the construction. All along the design stages, Stoev's understanding has been that he would be going together with his loyal and equally gifted assistant architect. However, the company chief secretly decides to change the terms and go instead of the assistant, threatening Stoev to cancel the whole deal if he doesn't comply. Stoev is left with the dilemma to betray a colleague and friend, or to miss the greatest opportunity in his career (and face the wrath of his nagging overambitious wife). When Stoev is about to choose the former, a mysterious dead body appears in his life, forcing him to take a deeper look into himself and society.