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Eastern Plays (2009)

Eastern Plays poster
Original title
Източни пиеси
Directed by
Kamen Kalev
Genre
drama film
Country
Bulgaria, Sweden
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two estranged brothers in Bulgaria cope with personal crises after one of them witnesses a racist attack. Their separate lives gradually intersect as they try to reconcile their past.

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What happens

Eastern Plays (Bulgarian: Източни пиеси, Iztochni piesi) is a 2009 Bulgarian drama film. The feature-length debut of Bulgarian director Kamen Kalev, Eastern Plays features Hristo Hristov, Ovanes Torosyan, Saadet Aksoy and Nikolina Yancheva. The film debuted at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight, though regular showings in Bulgaria began on 16 October 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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