Bulgaria, Germany, Czech Republic 2025 | 109 min | Bulgarian |
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Iva, a dedicated worker in a textile factory in a small Bulgarian town, struggles with a persistent flu. When she is identified as the first COVID case in her community, her life turns upside down: she suddenly finds herself under attack from her managers, her colleagues, her son, and eventually the entire town. Stephan Komandarev, one of Eastern Europe’s leading social filmmakers, delivers a searing drama that examines the human cost of exploitative economic systems and the stark contrast between the glossy labels of “Made in EU” and a daily reality marked by fear, isolation, and the loss of solidarity.
Director
Stephan Komandarev
Country
Bulgaria, Germany, Czech
Writers
Simeon Ventsislavov, Stephan Komandarev
Actors
Gergana Pletnyova, Todor Kotsev, Gerasim Georgiev, Anastasia Ingilizova, Ivaylo Hristov, Ivan Barnev, Martina Peneva, Ovanes Torosian
Production
Bekir Yusuf Aciksoz, Anna Maria Aslanoglu, Onder Furkan Besli, Zeynep Ekmekçi, Eike Goreczka, Stephan Komandarev, Christoph Kukula, Pavel Strnad, Katya Trichkova,
Editing
Nina Altaparmakova
Music
Johannes Doberenz, Martin Jilek
Cinematography
Vesselin Hristov
Source
Lev Cinemas
