Stop the Car
Best Short Fiction
Igor Hristov
Bulgaria,
Fiction,
19:00
Two brothers, Deyan and Boyan, in search of easy money, steal a car from a roadside parking lot along the highway. They soon discover a sleeping child inside, and realize the car belongs to professional kidnappers. Boyan panics and urges his brother to stop, while the more cunning Deyan suggests using the situation to make a lot of money from the child. Boyan refuses and after a struggle the car veers off the road and gets stuck in a snow pile. The kidnappers catch up with the brothers and a fight starts. Boyan prevails and rescues the child, who finds comfort in his arms as the sound of approaching police sirens echoes in the distance.
Film block:
FICTION / ON SMALL-SCALE VIOLENCE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
- Language
- Country Bulgaria
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Aleksandar Krumov
- Scriptwriter Igor Hristov & Nevena Semova
- Producer Nevena Semova
- Music Boris Nenov
- Editor Mitko Balabanov
- Cast Ovanes Torosyan, Tigran Torosyan, Anika Alexandrova, Emil Videv, Radka Petkova
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 19:00
Igor Hristov is a director and screenwriter from North Macedonia, who studied directing at NATFA in Bulgaria. He has made several short films and documentaries, including Dandelion, Ocean Child, and March (shot on 35mm), screened at festivals in Sarajevo, Kustendorf, Sofia, Monterrey, and Sichuan. His most recent project, This Is Her Story—a documentary omnibus about women in extreme sports—won five awards and was selected at festivals in Torelló, Barcelona, Ona, and Bansko.
