The Executioner
Best Short Fiction
Delyan Ivaylov Mihaylov
Bulgaria,
Fiction,
Bulgarian,
00:13:28
In a small village in post-liberation Bulgaria, during a time when public executions were a grim spectacle, the always cheerful executioner Bogomil finds himself entangled in a web of passion and betrayal. Despite his sunny disposition and love for life, he falls for the married Maria and, in a twist of fate, risks everything to save her husband from the gallows.
Film block:
FICTION / ON LARGE-SCALE VIOLENCE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
- Language Bulgarian
- Country Bulgaria
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Maria Takova
- Scriptwriter Delyan Mihaylov
- Producer Daniela Savchova
- Editor Delyan Mihaylov
- Cast Iliyan Nonov, Ivan Damyanski, Konstantin Tishev, Krum Papazov, Lilyana Anichina, Marian Dulchev, Martin Ivanov, Milena Ermenkova-Torosyan, Natali Nikova, Nikol Gencheva, Nikolay Nikolaev, Ovanes Torosyan, Penka Damyanska, Sevar Ivanov, Tzvetana Maneva, Valentin Vasilev, Viktor Anichin
- Year of creation 2024
- Duration 00:13:28
Delyan Mihaylov is a Bulgarian filmmaker whose work confronts the raw complexities of human existence through genre-defying storytelling. A graduate of the University of York, his student films garnered attention at international festivals, paving the way for his bold debut short The Executioner. A film funded by Bulgaria’s National Fund of Culture, starring Bulgarian icons Tzvetana Maneva and Ovanes Torosyan. As he develops his first feature, he remains rooted in Sofia’s thriving arts scene.
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