Finished

Made in EU

Synopsis

Iva works in a clothing factory in rural Bulgaria battling a persistent, yet mysterious illness. When it is revealed that she is the first case of COVID in her small town, the news spirals into an endless accuse - first from the factory owners eager to shift responsibility, then from her fellow co-workers, her son, and eventually her entire community, even though Iva hasn't left her small town in years. With Iva's public demonization escalating as the first victims of the virus emerge, she is quickly turned into a social outcast.

Director

Stephan Komandarev

Script

Simeon Ventsislavov, Stephan Komandarev

Camera

Vesselin Hristov

Actors

Gergana Pletnyova (Iva), Todor Kotsev (Misho), Ivaylo Hristov (Dr. Rusev), Gerasim Georgiev (Georgiev), Anastasia Ingilizova (Slava)

Production

Argo Film (BG), 42film GmbH (DE), Negativ (CZ)

Funding

Bulgarian National Film Center, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Czech Film Center

Genre

Drama

Language

Bulgarian, German

Countries

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany

Year

2024

Runtime

108 min.

German Cinema Premiere

19.02.2026

State

Finished