Finished
Blaga's Lessons
What is it about?
Blaga (70) – a retired teacher, falls victim to a phone scam and loses the money saved for hers and her late husband’s dream grave. In order to collect the sum again, Blaga contacts the phone scammers and starts working for them as a “mule”. The once resilient and honest woman slowly starts sacrificing all of her principles.
Staff, Cast & Production
Direction
Stephan Komandarev
Script
Simeon Ventsislavov, Stephan Komandarev
Camera
Vesselin Hristov
Actors
Eli Skorcheva (Blaga), Ivailo Hristov (Boyan), Stefan Denoliobov (Georgi), Gerasim Georgiev (Liudmil), Rozalia Abgarian (Tanya), Ivan Barnev (Inspector Iliev)
Production
Argo Film (BG), 42film GmbH (DE)
Funding
Bulgarian National Film Center, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Eurimages, MEDIA - Creative Europe
Movie Data
Genre
Drama
Language
Bulgarian
Countries
Bulgaria, Germany
Year
2023
Runtime
114 min.
Cinema Release
25.01.2024
State
Finished
Festivals & Awards
- 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2023 // Best Film, Best Actress, Grand Prix of the Ecumenical Jury
- Motovun Film Festival 2023 // FIPRESCI Critics' Jury Award
- 15th PriFest Pristhina International Film Festival 2023 // Vjosa Berisha Award - Best Balkan Film, Best Director, Best Actress
- Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 2023 // Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Audience Award, Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers Award
- Filmfest Hamburg 2023
- Busan International Film Festival 2023
- Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo 2023
- Oscars 2024 // Bulgarian entry for the 96th Academy Awards
- Pune Internațional Film Festival 2024
- Fajr International Film Festival 2024 // Best Film
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024
- 28th Sofia International Film Festival 2024, Bulgaria // Best Bulgarian Film, Critics' Award
- Bulgarian Film Awards "Vasil Gendov" of the Bulgarian Filmmakers Union // Best Film, Best Actress (Eli Skorcheva), Best Supporting Actress (Rozalia Abgarian)