Corridor No. 8 (2008)

Original title

Коридор 8

Directed by

Boris Despodov

Genre

documentary film

Country

Bulgaria

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the European Union's Corridor No. 8 project in the Balkans. It shows the route's history and the current state of infrastructure in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania.

observationalreflectiveslow-pacedthoughtfulneutralinformativeunderstated

What happens

Corridor No. 8 is a 2008 Bulgarian documentary film about the EU infrastructural project of the same name, which follows the ancient Via Egnatia and passes through Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania. The film is written and directed by Boris Despodov and produced by Martichka Bozhilova from AGITPROP. The film premiered at the Berlinale 2008, where it got the Special Mention of the Ecumenical Jury in the International Forum of New Cinema. At Hot Docs director Boris Despodov won the HBO award for a newcomer in documentary cinema. The film also won Best Documentary Award at Sarajevo Film Festival. It was aired on HBO in September 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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