After The End of The World (Sled kraja na sveta, 1999) Bulgaria
Director: Ivan Nichev Cast: Stefan Danailov, Katerina Didaskalou and Vassil Mihajlov
Presentation:
Ivan Nichev has made his name as the most prolific director out of Bulgaria. His films are full of raw human emotion told through the eyes of some unusual yet captivating characters.
Bulgarian films are not easy to come by, but the few films that do emerge are for a select audience that usually sees them in film festivals. Ivan Nichev however, has become a name associated with great Bulgarian filmmaking since the 1970s. They have withstood the test of time thanks to their unique qualities that are enjoyable by everyone and are still admired to this day.
Synopsis:
It’s been forty years since Albert Cohen-Berto last visited his home city of Plovdiv. When he returns, he reconnects with the love of his life, Araxi. They revisit their childhood after so many years of communist rule. The political and family struggles, he being Jewish and she Armenian, shaped their youth and now must figure out how to make their future work.
