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Directions (2017)

Directions poster
Original title
Посоки
Directed by
Stephan Komandarev
Genre
drama film
Country
North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Germany
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows several taxi drivers in Sofia as they navigate their jobs and the harsh social realities around them. Their fares reveal different sides of a struggling society.

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What happens

Directions (Bulgarian: Посоки - translit. Posoki) is a 2017 Bulgarian drama film directed by Stephan Komandarev. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film is the first part of a trilogy about social conditions in Bulgaria, followed by Rounds (V krag) in 2019 and Blaga's Lessons (Urotcite na Blaga) in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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