The Judgment
Category
COMPLETED FILMS, Feature film
Date
November 18, 2016
About
Year of production: 2014
Category: fiction film
Length: 107 minutes
Director: Stephan Komandarev
Writers: Marin Damyanov, Emil Spahiyski, Stephan Komadarev
Cast: Assen Blatechki, Miki Manojlović, Ovanes Torosian
Production: Argo Film (Bulgaria), Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion (Germany), Propeler Film (Croatia), Sektor Film (Macedonia)
Producers Bulgaria: Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trychkova, Polly Guencheva
Producers Germany: Alexander Ris, Christine Haupt
Producer Croatia: Boris T. Matić
Producers Macedonia: Vladimir Anastasov and Angela Nestorovska
Supported by: Bulgarian National Film Center, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, EURIMAGES, Croatian Audiovisual Center, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg, German Federal Film Fund, Macedonian Film Fund, MEDIA Programme of the EU, Bulgarian National Television
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:
Bulgarian entry – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film – 2016
2014: Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Best Bulgarian Feature film
2014: Jameson Golden blend – (Bulgaria) – Best Bulgarian Feature Film
2014: Warsaw Film Festival (Poland)
2014: Haifa International Film Festival (Israel)
2014: CinEast Film Festival (Luxembourg)
2014: Mostra Internacional de Cinema Sao Paulo (Brazil)
2014: Arras Film Festival (France)
2014: Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival (Bulgaria) | Competition – Best Film and Best Actor awards
2015: SEE a Paris (France) – Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor awards
2015: Bulgarian Film Academy Awards: Best cinematography, Best screenplay and Best supporting female role
2015: Espoo Ciné International Film Festival (Finland)
2014: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia)
2014: Kolkata International Film Festival (India)
2014: International Film Festival of India (Goa)
2015: Santa Barbara International Film Festival (USA)
2015: Heartland Film Festival. Indianapolis (USA) – Grand jury prize for Best narrative Feature
2016: Palm Springs Film Festival (USA)
2016: Greater Farmington Film Festival (USA)
2016: PriFilm Fest, (Kosovo)
LOGLINE
Mityo has lost everything that matters to him: his wife, his work and his hopes. And now he’s losing the trust of his only son, Vasko. Out of desperation, Mityo agrees to smuggle illegal immigrants from Syria through a steep mountain pass into Bulgaria. One last trip remains. Left at the mercy of the Judgment Mountain, and in desperate need of help from his ever more distant son, Mityo will soon discover if he can be forgiven for a terrible sin committed 25 years ago.
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