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Cast

Carlo Ljubek profile

Carlo Ljubek

Alex 'Sashko' Georgiev

Hristo Mutafchiev profile

Hristo Mutafchiev

Vasil 'Vasko' Georgiev

Ana Papadopulu profile

Ana Papadopulu

Yana Georgieva

Nikolai Urumov profile

Nikolai Urumov

State Security Agent

Blagovest Mutafchiev profile

Blagovest Mutafchiev

Alex as a child

Vasil Vasilev-Zueka profile

Vasil Vasilev-Zueka

Ivo Chikagoto

Heinz-Josef Braun profile

Heinz-Josef Braun

Dr. Schreiber

Pavel Popandov profile

Pavel Popandov

Cafe owner

Alexander Doynov profile

Alexander Doynov

Backgammon player

Dobrin Dosev profile

Dobrin Dosev

Smuggler

Details

Status

Released

Original language

bg

Countries

BG, DE, HU, RS, SI

Reviews

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A review by CRCulver 5

August 22, 2018

This 2008 film by Stefan Komandarev, a loose adaptation of a novel by Ilija Trojanow, is both a heartwarming family tale and a biting critique of Communist-era Bulgaria. Alexander "Sashko" Georgiev (Carlo Ljubek), who was born in Bulgaria and came to Germany as a child, is the sole survivor of a car crash that kills his parents. Due to the trauma, he initially cannot recall anything of his former life. His grandfather, Bai Dan (Miki Manojlović), visits from Bulgaria and, with the he...

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