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The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner
The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner
The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner |
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Bulgaria-Germany-Slovenia-Hungary ,
2008, 103 min, color |
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The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner is the story of Alex who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, Bay Dan, embarks on a journey in search of himself – on a tandem bike and with a set of backgammon.
Bulgaria, 1980. Alex’s serene childhood in a small provincial town is clouded. The militia insist that his father spies on his granddad Bay Dan, the local king of backgammon. The family decides to emigrate to the West. 25 years later Alex is in hospital in Germany after a serious car accident that has taken the life of his parents. Aged Bay Dan goes to Germany. Alex does not recognise his granddad as he suffers from amnesia due to the accident. Bay Dan starts teaching backgammon to his grandson. The ancient game brings Alex back to life. Bay Dan takes Alex out of the hospital and they take the road. During that trip back to Bulgaria – but also back into the past – Alex’s memory slowly returns and with it, there returns his will to live.
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Stephan Komandarev |
Bulgarian director, born in 1966. He graduated from the Medical Academy at Sofia (1993) and the New Bulgarian University (1998), with a degree in film & TV directing. The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner is his second full-length feature film.
Films:
ALPHABET OF HOPE (2003, documentary)
Best Bulgarian Documentary Film Award “Golden Rython” – 14th Golden Rython Bulgarian Documentary Film Festival (Plovdiv, 2003)
Documentary Award for Best Documentary film of the Hertie-Foundation – GoEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (Wiesbaden, 2004)
BREAD OVER THE FENCE (2002, documentary)
Best East-European Documentary Film Award – 45th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films 2002
Documentary Award of the Hertie-Foundation – GoEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (Wiesbaden, 2003)
Special Mention of the International Critic's Prize – FIPRESCI – GoEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (Wiesbaden, 2003)
THE WAY OF HARMONY (2001, short documentary)
Silver Prize – 45th Competition for Films and Videos on Japan (Tokyo, 2001)
PLEASE, SHUT-UP BAND (2001, short music film)
DOGS’ HOME (2000, feature – debut)
Debut Award – “Golden Rose” National Film Festival (Varna, 2000)
Selected at: 51st Berlin Film Festival - International Forum of New Cinema (2001), Montreal World Film Festival (2001)
MONDAY 8/2; (1998 – 2001, 65 editions) – weekly documentary television program, devoted to the history of Bulgarian cinema
CASUAL CUPS (1998, short feature)
THE BALLOON (1997, short feature)
Public Award at the International Film Schools Festival “Henri Langois”, Poitiers, France (1997)
Best Film Award at the Student Film Festival (Sofia, 1997)
DUEL (1996, short feature)
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| 1997 The Balloon - short |
| 1998 Casual Cups - short |
| 2000 Dogs' Home |
| 2001 Thå Way of Harmony - documentary |
| 2002 Bread over the Fence - documentary |
| 2003 Alphabet Of Hope |
| 2008 The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner |
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