2014 · drama · thriller
The Judgement (Bulgaria)
Directed by Stephan Komandarev1h 55m2014
This is the story of Mityo and his son Vasko, who live in a poor area, near to the Bulgarian-Turkish-Greek Border. Mityo had lost everything that has mattered to him – his wife, his work, the confidence of his son, Vasko. In order to get him back, Mityo has to find forgiveness and pay for his sin, done 25 years ago.
Our read: The Judgement (Bulgaria) (2014) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
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- intense
- bleak
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