DIRECTOR: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
STARRING: Maria Bakalova, Margita Gosheva, Julian Vergov, Julian Kostov
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 37 minutes
LANGUAGE: Bulgarian
The film is a military satire inspired by wild real-life events from the 1990s when, in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of communism, a task force comprised of high-ranking Bulgarian army officers and psychics embarked on a top-secret military operation in the small village of Tsarichina to dig up an elusive alien artifact that would change the course of history and make Bulgaria great again.
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Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov have been submitted twice before for their films Glory in 2017 and for The Father in 2020. Triumph is now their third official submission for Bulgaria. It will also be the last part of Grozeva and Valchanov's "newspaper clippings" trilogy based on articles published in the local press, after The Lesson and Glory. The screenplay was written by Decho Taralezhkov, Kristina Grozeva, and Petar Valchanov. Starring Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova, the film will debut at the Toronto Film Festival.
The submission was decided at a meeting of a five-member selection committee, the National Film Centre said. All five members of the committee supported the nomination for Triumph.
The film was produced by Abraxas Film, with Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov at the helm. Co-producers include Graal Films, the Greek Film Center, BNT, Greek National Television ERT, Five Oceans, Red Carpet, and Dystopia Films.
Triumph is a comedic drama and it was filmed in Bulgaria.
To check out all previous submissions for Bulgaria, click HERE.
STARRING: Maria Bakalova, Margita Gosheva, Julian Vergov, Julian Kostov
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 37 minutes
LANGUAGE: Bulgarian
The film is a military satire inspired by wild real-life events from the 1990s when, in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of communism, a task force comprised of high-ranking Bulgarian army officers and psychics embarked on a top-secret military operation in the small village of Tsarichina to dig up an elusive alien artifact that would change the course of history and make Bulgaria great again.
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Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov have been submitted twice before for their films Glory in 2017 and for The Father in 2020. Triumph is now their third official submission for Bulgaria. It will also be the last part of Grozeva and Valchanov's "newspaper clippings" trilogy based on articles published in the local press, after The Lesson and Glory. The screenplay was written by Decho Taralezhkov, Kristina Grozeva, and Petar Valchanov. Starring Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova, the film will debut at the Toronto Film Festival.
The submission was decided at a meeting of a five-member selection committee, the National Film Centre said. All five members of the committee supported the nomination for Triumph.
The film was produced by Abraxas Film, with Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov at the helm. Co-producers include Graal Films, the Greek Film Center, BNT, Greek National Television ERT, Five Oceans, Red Carpet, and Dystopia Films.
Triumph is a comedic drama and it was filmed in Bulgaria.
To check out all previous submissions for Bulgaria, click HERE.
FILM REVIEW TO COME
