2025, Bulgaria, 105 min., Comedy
Ivaylo Penchev
Bozhjan Petrov, Ivaylo Penchev
Georgi Chelebiev
Stoyan Stoyanov, Ivaylo Penchev, Borislav Penchev
Vasil Banov, Meglena Karalambova, Stefan Denolyubov, Kitodar Todorov, Filip Avroamov, Stanimir Gamov
Grandma Genoveva has been confined to her bed for years, with no loved ones and her only wish being to die. It is on her birthday that seventy-year-old Vasil – a “veteran” prisoner – is released. His first step outside is a robbery – with the intention of returning to his only “family” in prison. While searching for valuables in Genoveva’s apartment, a sudden and unexpected encounter takes place between the two, leading to a strange deal: Vasil must kill her, and in return, she will leave everything she owns to him. Soon, however, unforeseen circumstances begin to delay the fulfillment of the agreement.
Ivaylo Penchev
Ivaylo Penchev is a director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. In 1982, he graduated in cinematography from VGIK in Moscow. He is the recipient of numerous awards as a producer, director and cinematographer of feature and documentary films, as well as of the 13-episode television series Magna Aura – The Lost City.
FILMOGRAPHY
2025 – Birthday
2021 – Uncle Claus
2020 – Last Call
2016 – Holidaymakers
2011 –Tough Old Me
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