AWAY FROM THE SHORE

AWAY FROM THE SHORE – Bulgaria, Ukraine, 2018, 135 min., Drama, Comedy, Crime

Director: Kostadin Bonev
Writers: Nikola Petkov, Kostadin Bonev, Evgeni Kuzmanov (novel)
Stars: Penko Gospodinov, Stefan Valdobrev, Tzvetana Maneva, Joreta Nikolova, Yoanna Boukovska, Mariy Rosen, Antonio Dimitrievski, Maya Novoselska

Based on the novel “Seagulls Away From the Shore” (1983) by the writer, artist, and sculptor, Evgeni Kuzmanov.
A talented theatre director is driven away from the capital for two years and sent to a small provincial theatre where he wants to put on a play which he is becoming obsessed with. It is about people who are being watched and are living in constant fear of punishment. Gradually, the nightmares of the play turn into real life for the troupe…