Angel
Best Short Student Fiction
Margarita Ruseva
Bulgaria,
Fiction,
Bulgarian,
00:29:35
Angel struggles with grief after losing his wife and battling Parkinson's disease. Obsessed with repairing a family chess set, he spirals into isolation and hallucination, rejecting his distant son's help. His fixation becomes a symbolic fight against mortality, climaxing in a confrontation with death itself. The film explores enduring love, blurred realities, and human devotion.
Film block:
STUDENT FICTION / ON MEMORY AND REMEMBRANCE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language Bulgarian
- Country Bulgaria
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Radoslav Badov
- Scriptwriter Margarita Ruseva
- Producer Radoslav Badov
- Editor Radoslav Badov
- Cast Niki Iliev, Stefan Ivanov Mavrodiev
- Year of creation 2023
- Duration 00:29:35
Margarita Ruseva is a Bulgarian director, screenwriter and assistant director. She is a final year student of film directing at NBU. Her debut film Angel was selected at many international film festivals, winning first prize at many of them. Margarita directs documentaries and series, commercials, and music videos. She works as a 1st and 2nd assistant director in television productions, series, commercials and international film projects.
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