4th London – Sofia Cinema Showcase: Film screening “In the Heart of the Machine”

November 27, 2022, 8 p.m. in the Ondaatje Theatre, Royal Geographical Society

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The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to invite you to the screening of the feature film “In the heart of the machine”, part of the 4th London – Sofia Cinema Showcase in the period 13-27 November 2022, live at Ondaatje Theatre, Royal Geographical Society.

Special guests: Martin Makariev and Alexander Sano

Moderated by Phillip Bergson, BBC Broadcaster and Member of the UK Critics’ Circle

After the film screening there will be a discussion with the special guests

“In the Heart of the Machine”

Director – Martin Makariev

Screenplay – Borislav Zahariev

Cinematographer – Andrey Andreev

Music – Viktor Stoyanov

Cast – Alexander Sano, Julian Vergov, Hristo Petkov, Hristo Shopov, Igor Angelov, Stoyan Doychev, Vladimir Zombori, Ivaylo Hristov, Bashar Rahal

Producer – Alexander Penev

Production – Forward Pictures Entertainment Ltd.

The action of the film takes place in one of the workshops of a factory where prisoners convicted of serious crimes work. A strange set of circumstances pits a group of them against their supervisors and management, testing the moral boundaries of everyone involved in a deep, shattering way to prove that humanity and hope can be born in the most unexpected places. The roles are entrusted to beloved and established actors such as Hristo Shopov, Ivaylo Hristov, Julian Vergov, Alexander Sano, Hristo Petkov, Stoyan Doychev, Vladimir Zombori, Valeri Yordanov and Bashar Rahal. Macedonian theater and cinema star Igor Angelov also plays a key role in the ensemble of multi-layered characters.

Martin Makariev is a Bulgarian television and film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed episodes of the TV series The Tree of Life and Undercover. He made his feature film debut in 2013 with Villa Rosa. He also directed the box office hits Attraction (2018) and Wild and Happy (2019).

No children under 18 will be admitted.