Blaga's Lessons
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.
Crew, Cast & Production
Director
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
Film Information
Genre
Drama
Languages
Bulgarian
Countries
Bulgaria, Germany
Year
2023
Length
114 min.
Cinema Release
25.01.2024 (DE)
Festivals and Awards
57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2023 // Best Film, Best Actress, Grandprix 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 Script, 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 Contender for the 96th Academy Awards
Pune Internațional Film Festival 2024
Fajr International Film Festival 2024
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024
28th Sofia International Film Festival 2024, Bulgaria // Best Bulgarian Feature Film, Award of the Bulgarian Guild of Film Critics
et al.