Vasil Banov - Kosta
Ivan Barnev - Vlado
Assen Blatechki - Joro
Stefan Denolyubov - Nikola
Dobrin Dosev - Andrei
Gerasim Georgiev - Mitko
Troyan Gogov - Petar
Irini Jambonas - Rada
Georgi Kadurin - Popov
Anna Komandareva - Nikol
Borislava Stratieva - Lora (as Borisleva Stratieva)
Nikolai Urumov - Genadi
Vassil Vassilev - Misho
Julian Vergov - Rumen
Stefka Yanorova-Trenfafilova - Emilia
DIRECTIONS | ПОСОКИ (original title)
2014 | Drama |103 min
Argo Film, Bulgaria / Aktis Films, Germany / Sektor Film, Macedonia / supported by Eurimages
Multiple stories of taxi drivers while they work one night.
A road movie set in present day Bulgaria, a country remains optimistic, mainly because all the realists and pessimists have left. At a meeting with his banker, a small business owner, who drives a cab to make ends meet, discovers the bribe he will have to pay to get a loan has doubled. The ethics board that reviewed his complaint about extortion now wants its share of the action. At his wit's end, he shoots the banker and then himself. The incident sparks national debate on talk radio about how despair has taken over civil society. Meanwhile, six taxi drivers and their passengers move through the night, each in hope of finding a brighter way forward.
Directed by: Stephan Komandarev
Screenplay by: Simeon Ventsislavov & Stephan Komandarev
Cinematography by: Vesselin Hristov
Produced by: Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova, Stelios Zianis, Vera Weit, Vladimir Anastasov, Angela Nestorovska
2017: 70. Cannes Film Festival, France, Official Selection “Un Certain Regard”
2017: 23. Sarajevo Film Festival, Official Competition, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Special Jury Mention Award
2017: 41. Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, Official Competition
2017: 38. Manaki Brothers, International Cinematographer’s Film Festival, Macedonia, Official Competition
2017: 35. Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival, Bulgaria, Honourable Mention Jury Award and Best Actress Award
2017: 35. Vancouver Film Festival, Canada, Panorama Contemporary World Cinema
2017: 17. Bergen International Film Festival, Norway, International Fiction
2017: 20. Beirut International Film Festival, Lebanon, Panorama
2017: 33. Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, Golden Anchor Competition
2017: 25. Filmfest Hamburg, Germany, European Cinema Co-productions
2017: 19. Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil, World Panorama
2017: 10. Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, Competition
2017: 44. Gent International Film Festival, Belgium
2017: 22. Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, World Cinema
2017: 33. Warsaw Film Festival, Poland, Special Screenings
2017: 20. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, Panorama
2017: 13. Free Zone Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, Regional Selection
2017: 27. Ljubljana International Film Festival, Slovenia, Panorama
2017: 55. Gijon International Film Festival, Spain, Best Script award
