The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner

Original title: Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade

2008
1h 45m

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The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, Bai Dan, embarks on a journey in search of his real self.The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, Bai Dan, embarks on a journey in search of his real self.The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, Bai Dan, embarks on a journey in search of his real self.

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7.9/10

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Awards
- 10 wins & 10 nominations total

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Trivia
Bulgaria's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010. Made the shortlist of 9 films.

Goofs
It's very unlikely that both cables to brake the bike would break away at once.

Quotes
Bai Dan: I'm your Grandpa, from Bulgaria. Don't you recognize me? Are you all right? Tell me you are!
Alexander 'Sashko' Georgiev: I don't know if... Please, I... I don't know you...
Bai Dan: Sashe, Sashe... Have a good look. It's me, your Grandpa! I came from home. Remember? I taught you to play backgammon. You remember the song? Backgammon's played by those who can / Backgammon's played by those who can't, too.

Connections
Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Harry Potter y las Pelis que no conocía ni Dios (2011)

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9/10

Awesome

Pros: Very natural film. Very good reproduction of the communist Bulgaria and the lives of people who tried to survive that time outside and inside Bulgaria. The emotions go through the whole film without breaks. Excellent acting, excellent cinematography by inter-twisting the past and the present without losing the pace of emotions. Very simple and strong plot. Another confirmation that the perfection is actually in simplicity.

Cons: One mark on the leading actor Carlo Ljubec...his accent made it difficult to go deep in the role. As if he was struggling with speaking out his lines in Bulgarian which was not an advantage but Miki Manolovic play was so strong that balanced this.