Iossif Surchadzhiev

This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of the First Bulgarian Khanate on the Danube.

In the 17th century, a Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam. A Janissary who was kidnapped from the village as a boy is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. The Turkish governor seeks a peaceful solution, but ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out. (imdb)

A genial young man marry his beloved; have a son; becomes a brilliant doctor; do his duty and save the live of enemies of the communist regime; get a 20-years sentence for that. Prison turns out to be an unbearable nightmare; his wife eventually gives in to the tortures of the authorities and seek divorce; this means no one to visit him in prison. 15 years without any news about his child, only a snapshot of his family on which the tree of them are smiling and happy. (imdb)

The action takes place during the WWII and reveals the sharp clash between police power and resistance forces, headed by the Communist Party of Bulgaria. This is a time when, 'in the name of the people', the fighters are setting up underground combat groups, which punish with death their political opponents. The film's characters are specially trained for the purpose young people, members of one such combat group. (imdb)

A country town gets excited because of a bank robbery - eight million levs have been stolen from the local bank. A sensational piece of news jolts a small provincial town out of his lethargy. It is the chance of the lifetime of Inspector Tyuhchev. He arrives at scene of the crime and the inquest gets underway with such professionalism that even Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot would have envied him. (imdb)

Biography of famed artist Salvador Dali, focusing mainly on his relationship with girlfriend Gala and the time they spent in New York City in 1940 and his early days in Spain collaborating with filmmaker Luis Bunuel. (imdb)

During a boring session of a scientific council Mr. Radev, a reader at the University, decides to leave the urban civilization and start a new life. On the road, a mysterious car tire that takes him to a mountain village, completely forgotten by people, with only one inhabitant, overtakes him. They - the reader and the peasant, try to conform to each other. The magic of novelty slowly loses its charm. Only a miracle is able to save their closeness -and they find a map to a buried treasure. (Georgi Djulgerov)

A mother stork is shot down from a chimney. A woman suffering from postnatal depression nearly jumps off a balcony. A girl has to deal with the stigma of HIV. A mother looks for magic in the lunar calendar. Fragility and absurdity in this contemporary Bulgarian family are set against the backdrop of violent anti gender-equality protests. (muni.com)