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Drama, 1993, Color, 83 min., Language - Bulgarian/ English Sub.
Also Known As:Granitza

Directed by: Ilian Simeonov & Christian Notchev
Written by: Emil Tonev, Ilian Simeonov & Christian Notchev
Director of Photography: Plamen Andonov
Production Designer: Georgi Todorov
Music: Teodosi Spassov

Cast: Peter Popyordanov, Marian Valev, Naum Shopov, Elena Petrova, Nikolay Urumov, Krastyo Lafazanov, Christo Dimitrov, Marius Kurkinski, Vassil Vassilev - Zueka

Awards: FBF'94, Varna, Bulgaria - Best Director's Debut, Best Actor Award (Peter Popyordanov); Europian Cinema Festival'95, Mamers, France - The Jury's Special Award; MKF'95, Namoure, Belgium - Best Actor Award (Peter Popyordanov), The Jury's Special Award; SBFD'95, Bulgaria - Best Picture Award; MKF'97, Luhagovitza, Czech - Best Picture Award

Synopsis: The story takes place in the 70s at a small military frontier post located at the south border of Bulgaria. The main characters are the Priest and the Handsome. The two soldiers guard the wire fence that runs along the border and they gradually start to understand that the guarding is not so much for not letting anyone in but for not letting anyone out of the country. These are the laws of the communist system. For every killed or caught escapee the soldiers are awarded with a furlough. The Priest has a nervous breakdown and slowly he becomes a killer. The Handsome is disagreeing with this absurd morale. Is there going to be a retribution for the killers and freedom for the honest man?

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