Losers

  • Ivaylo Hristov
  • Bulgaria
  • 2015
  • 96'
  • Karatsi

Elena, Koko, Patso, and Gosho are a self-proclaimed bunch of high-school “losers” living in a small provincial town. Koko’s parents work in Greece so he has to take care of his grandmother who suffers from Alzheimer’s. He is in love with Elena whose dream is to become a famous singer and live far away from her alcoholic mother. Elena is excited about the concert of a famous rock band visiting their town. This event will stir up all the residents and bring about new love affairs and disappointments, complicating everything. This humorous coming-of-age drama is the Bulgarian entry for Academy Awards and second independent work by actor and director Ivaylo Hristov.

Ivaylo Hristov

Theater actor and director born in Bulgaria in 1955. He has directed over 40 plays and acted in over 50. Losers has achieved success at numerous international festivals and become Bulgarian entry for Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.

Losers

Director
Ivaylo Hristov
Writer
Ivaylo Hristov
Production
Pro Film, Transformers , Moviemento
Cast
Elena Telbis, Ovanes Torosyan, Deyan Donkov, Georgi Gotsin, Plamen Dimov
Photography
Emil Christov
Montage
Toma Waszarow
Producer
Assen Vladimirov
Festivals & Awards
Warsaw Film Festival – Discoveries Section 2015 – Audience Award; CinEast 2015 – Audience Award; Moscow International Film Festival 2015 – Golden St. George for Best Film; San Sebastian Film Festival 2015

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