Directions

– A road movie set in present day Bulgaria, a country remains optimistic, mainly because all the reali..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
2017
Original Name:
Посоки
Directions (2017) - Also known as Посоки

A road movie set in present day Bulgaria, a country remains optimistic, mainly because all the realists and pessimists have left. At a meeting with his banker, a small business owner, who drives a cab to make ends meet, discovers the bribe he will have to pay to get a loan has doubled. The ethics board that reviewed his complaint about extortion now wants its share of the action. At his wit's end, he shoots the banker and then himself. The incident sparks national debate on talk radio about how despair has taken over civil society. Meanwhile, six taxi drivers and their passengers move through the night, each in hope of finding a brighter way forward

Producing Country:
Genre:

Directions (2017) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Jan 2018

Language:

Bulgarian

Director:

Stephan Komandarev

Writer:

Stephan Komandarev, Simeon Ventsislavov

Main Actors:

Haralan Alexandrov, Dimitar Banenkin, Vasil Banov, Ivan Barnev

Plot:

A road movie set in present day Bulgaria, a country remains optimistic, mainly because all the realists and pessimists have left. At a meeting with his banker, a small business owner, who drives a cab to make ends meet, discovers the bribe he will have to pay to get a loan has doubled. The ethics board that reviewed his complaint about extortion now wants its share of the action. At his wit's end, he shoots the banker and then himself. The incident sparks national debate on talk radio about how despair has taken over civil society. Meanwhile, six taxi drivers and their passengers move through the night, each in hope of finding a brighter way forward.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10