Blaga’s Lessons
TITLE
Blaga’s Lessons
DIRECTOR
Stephan Komandarev
COUNTRY
Bulgaria, Germany
YEAR
2023
DURATION
114′
GENRE
Drama
Overview
Blaga’s Lessons
When a retired, recently widowed teacher falls prey to a phone scam, she’s left robbed of her life savings and without any money for her late husband’s grave. Her life turns upside down when she realises that there’s no way of gaining her money back, up until she receives an alluring, yet suspicious offer for work. The tables turn as she takes matters into her own hands and cash begins rolling in, this time claiming her most prized attribute: Her values, as she slowly and surely transforms into the scammer herself.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Stephan Komandarev
Born in 1966 in Sofia. Stephan graduated in Film & TV directing at the New Bulgarian University (1999). His works include award-wining feature and documentary films. He is a lecturer at the Film Department of the New Bulgarian University, Sofia (since 2008). He is a 2011 EAVE graduate and a Member of the European Film Academy, Bulgarian Film Directors’ Association and Bulgarian Film Producers’ Association.
Credits
- Director Stephan Komandarev
- ScreenplaySimeon VENTSISLAVOV, Stephan KOMANDAREV
- CinematographyVesselin Hristov
- EditingNina Altaparmakova
- CastEli SKORCHEVA, Gerasim GEORGIEV - Gero, Rozalia ABGARIAN, Ivan BARNEV, Stefan DENOLYUBOV, Ivaylo HRISTOV
- Producer/sStephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova
- Production CompanyArgo Film (BG)
- Distributor/sWorld Sales | Heretic
Specifications
- Project Title Blaga’s Lessons
- Project Type Drama
- Completion Date January 1, 2023
- Country of originBBulgaria
- Country of filming Bulgaria, Germany
- Language Bulgarian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Stephan Komandarev
Born in 1966 in Sofia. Stephan graduated in Film & TV directing at the New Bulgarian University (1999). His works include award-wining feature and documentary films. He is a lecturer at the Film Department of the New Bulgarian University, Sofia (since 2008). He is a 2011 EAVE graduate and a Member of the European Film Academy, Bulgarian Film Directors’ Association and Bulgarian Film Producers’ Association.