EASTERN PLAYS
Director: Kamen KALEV
Cast: Christo CHRISTOV, Ovanes TOROSIAN, Saadet ISIL AKSOY, Nikolina YANCHEVA, Hatice ASLAN
Country: Bulgaria, Sweden
Year: 2009
Running time: 89 min.
Original language: Bulgarian, Turkish, English
Synopsis
Two brothers who have lost all contact are suddenly brought together when they have opposite roles in a racist beating: while Georgi who’s recently joined a neonazi group participates in the violence, Itso witnesses and rescues the Turkish family. Georgi, now being asked to participate in larger events, starts to question his implication in the movement and Itso wonders if the beautiful Turkish girl he saved could be his ticket out from his sad life in Sofia. Only by reuniting will the two brothers be able to assess what they really want from life.
Kamen KALEV - Director
EASTERN PLAYS
«Neonazi movements are not more present in Bulgaria than in other European countries. Intolerance is not exclusive to a single country, nor does it belong only to right-wing political forces. All politicians have the same responsibility -to help people outgrow their prejudices and learn to live together.»