Film Screening & Discussion

Film Screening & Discussion
With a glass of wine

Eastern Plays (2009)

Special Guest:
Kamen Kalev

More About the Film:

2009, 89 min.
Director: Kamen Kalev
Producers: Kamen Kalev & Stefan Piryov (Waterfront Film), Fredrik Zander (The Chimney Pot)

Synopsis:
Two brothers who have lost all contact are suddenly brought together when they find themselves on opposite sides in a racist beating; while Georgi, who’s recently joined a neo-nazi group, participates in the violence, Itso witnesses and rescue the Turkish family. Georgi, now being asked to participate in larger events, starts to question his implication in the movement and Itso wonders if the beautiful Turkish girl he saved could be his ticket out of his sad life in Sofia. Only by reuniting will the two brothers be able to access what they really want from life.

Awards:

41st Directors’ Fortnight Cannes 2009 – Nominated for Camera d’Or

EuropeanParliament Official Selection Finalist – LUX2009 nomination

22nd Tokyo International Film Festival (Japan) – Sakura Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Actor

22nd Angers Festival (France) – Grand prix du jury

15th Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia) – CICAE award

26th Mons International Love FilmFestival (Belgium) – Prix du public

21st Trieste Film Festival (Italy) – CEI award for the film that best interprets the contemporaryreality and dialogue between cultures

11th Bratislava International Film Festival (Slovenia) – Best Actor, Best Director, Ecumenical Jury Award

46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (Turkey) – Youth Jury award

10th International Film Festival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) – Best First Time Director

25th Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland) -1-2 Competition award

2nd Estoril Film Festival (Lisbon) – Special Prize of the Jury

12th Cinemanila International Film Festival (Philippines) – Grand Jury Prize