Last Call (2020 film)

Last Call
Last Call
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ivaylo Penchev
Produced by	Ivaylo Penchev; Bashar Rahal; Stoyan Stoyanov;
Starring	Vasil Banov; Maria Bakalova; Phillip Avramov; Malin Krastev;
Cinematography	Georgi Chelebiev
Edited by	Stefan Boyadzhiev
Music by	George Strezov
Production; companies	Urban Media; CinemaQ;
Release dates	22 August 2020 (Varna); 2 June 2021 (Bulgaria);
Running time	158 minutes
Country	Bulgaria
Language	Bulgarian
Budget	€610,000

Last Call (Bulgarian: Като за последно) is a 2020 Bulgarian satirical black comedy drama film directed by Ivaylo Penchev. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vasil Banov, Maria Bakalova, Phillip Avramov, Malin Krastev, Stefan Denolyubov, Kitodar Todorov, Yana Marinova and Lorina Kamburova.^[1]

Plot

Alexandra is a 23-year-old girl who is suicidal. Nikola, a 70-year-old writer, is determined to kill himself by jumping from the Asparuhov Bridge. At the very last moment, he notices Alexandra on the verge of ending her life in the same way. The elderly man becomes obsessed with helping her find reasons to live and, in order to save her, he offers her to marry him. His good intentions soon start to backfire when the tabloids get a hold of the story. A priest appears with his "re-educated" minions from the Sunday prison school along with an ex-naval captain in the company of giddy old men, sisters feuding over inheritance and a chubby grandchild.

Cast

Vasil Banov as Nikola Vladimirov
Maria Bakalova as Alexandra
Phillip Avramov as Father Boyan
Malin Krastev as Zdravko
Stefan Denolyubev as Ventsi
Kitodar Todorov as Grigor
Svezhen Mladenov as Kiril
Gerasim Georgiev as Blagovest
Anastasia Ingilizova as Ralitsa
Milena Avramova as Kalina
Anton Radichev as Valcho
Lyuben Chatalov as Kunchev
Stanimir Gamov as Director of Prison
Yana Marinova as Nurse Ivanova
Lorina Kamburova as the Bride

Release

The film was originally set to be released in theatres in late 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Love Is Folly International Film Festival	30 August 2020	Golden Aphrodite	Last Call	Nominated	^[2]
Golden Rose Film Festival	1 October 2020	Best Film	Last Call	Nominated	^[3]
Golden Rose Film Festival	1 October 2020	Audience Award	Last Call	Won	^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dobroiu, Ștefan (11 June 2020). "Last Call to try to lure Bulgarian audiences back to cinemas". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ Stoynova, Daniela (21 August 2020). ""Любовта е лудост" - първият подобен форум на закрито след "Берлинале"". Bulgarian National Radio (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ Jeleva, Pavlina (30 September 2020). "FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Last Call". Film New Europe. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ Tracheva, Milena (6 October 2020). ""Като за последно" взе наградата на публиката на Златна роза 2020". Fakti (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 August 2022.

External links

Last Call at IMDb

[cineuropa-1] Dobroiu, Ștefan (11 June 2020). "Last Call to try to lure Bulgarian audiences back to cinemas". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[2] Stoynova, Daniela (21 August 2020). ""Любовта е лудост" - първият подобен форум на закрито след "Берлинале"". Bulgarian National Radio (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[3] Jeleva, Pavlina (30 September 2020). "FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Last Call". Film New Europe. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[4] Tracheva, Milena (6 October 2020). ""Като за последно" взе наградата на публиката на Златна роза 2020". Fakti (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 August 2022.

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