Underplayed Gems

Shortage (1990)

Shortage poster
Original title
Defitzit
Directed by
Haim Koen
Genre
drama
Country
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A man struggles with personal and societal shortages in late communist Bulgaria. The story follows his daily life as material and emotional lacks weigh on him.

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What happens

„Дефицит“ е български игрален филм (драма) от 1990 година на режисьора Хаим Коен, по сценарий на Евгений Тодоров. Оператор е Теодор Янев. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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