Award Winning Bulgarian Film
Watch Fear, an award winning movie from Bulgaria, and prepare to have the timely drama touch your heart and make you laugh.
The film is entertaining as is, but it also brings up many thought provoking issues.
The worldwide refugee crisis impacts us all in one way or another, but not exactly the way it does the main characters in Fear.
Bamba is an African refugee trying to reach what he hopes will be a safe place in Germany.
And, Svetla is an unemployed widow with a strong will and strong opinions.
Neither one would have expected to meet each other or form a bond, but the timing of their chance encounter brings about change for both of them.
In this ever changing world, the unexpected can sometime end up being a good thing for those who are open to it.
Fear
Film Movement
Not Rated
Release Date 6/14/22
Synopsis
Svetla, a strong-willed widow, lives alone in a small Bulgarian village close to the Turkish border.
She has recently lost her job as a teacher due to the lack of families with young children.
One day, while hunting in a forest, she encounters an African refugee, Bamba, who is trying to reach Germany, and will bring about a dramatic turn in her life.
Reluctantly, she offers him hospitality, but day after day, a bond develops as Bamba learns the language and takes part in her daily life.
Svetla will make life-changing choices that go against her traditional community creating a revolt among the villagers.
Absurd, comic and tragic situations ensue as she breaks barriers of loneliness, close mindedness and fear of the outsider.
Director
Ivaylo Hristov
Cast
Svetlana Yancheva
Michael Flemming
Kristina Yaneva
Ivan Savov
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Language
English and Bulgarian with English Subtitles
Official Trailer: Fear
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