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Eastern Plays

Original title: Iztochni piesi · Turkish title: Şark Oyunları
2009 · 1 h 23 min
Directed by Kamen Kalev
Drama

Cast

Christo Christov Ovanes Torosyan Saadet Aksoy

Credits

Written by: Kamen Kalev

Plot

Itso, a recovering drug addict in Sofia, works as a carpenter, and is torn between his mother, his brother Georgi, who is involved with neo-Nazis, and a Turkish girl, Isil, he helps after she is attacked. Kamen Kalev's 2009 film, shot with a documentary realism, is a portrait of contemporary Bulgaria and won several awards, including at the Tokyo festival.

Sinekatalog’s take

Kamen Kalev's Sofia drama follows a recovering addict torn between his neo-Nazi brother and a Turkish girl he helps. Christo Christov is strong in a raw, tense and unsentimental portrait of modern Bulgaria.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,267 votes)
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