A small town and its hopeful citizens are about to embark on a bright new journey. Massive rusty cranes, foreign investors, and the joyful chants of cheerleaders carry the dream of a great nuclear future. Disturbed only by gigantic stinging mosquitoes, the townsfolk celebrate the atomic hurray by engraving the nuclear power plant logo on buildings and soup bowls. Amidst the apparent atomic prosperity lies a past that no one wants to remember. An island holding terrifying secrets. Stories of shocking and horrible crimes loom on the city just like the dark clouds of mosquitoes descending on its citizens. A world instantly transformed by ideologies, regimes and dreams of economic prosperity.
Andrey Paounov
Andrey Paounov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1974. He graduated from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2000. His first documentary feature ‘Georgi and the Butterflies’ won the Silver Wolf at IDFA 2004 and Big Stamp at the first ZagrebDox.
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Problemat s komarite i drugi istorii
Bulgaria
2007, 100', color, video
Directed by:
Andrey Paounov
Screenplay by:
Lilia Topouzova, Andrey Paounov
Cinematography:
Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
Edited by:
Andrey Paounov, Orlin Rouevski
Producer:
Martichka Bozhilova
Produced by:
AGITPROP
Festivals & Awards:
British Film Institute Awards - Grierson Award; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Best Documentary - Special Mention; Motovun Film Festival - From A to A Award; Sarajevo Film Festival - Human Rights Award
