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Friday 23rd February 2:30 PM - Alhambra
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Director:Stephan Komandarev
Cert:TBC Year: 2017 Length:103mins
Country:Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia Language:Bulgarian
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 takes drastic action sparking a 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.

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Critics

“Komandarev's empathy for people struggling to survive as best they can is palpable and admirable”

Hollywood Reporter

Score

76.4%

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