Shelter

  • 88'
  • Bulgaria
  • 2010
The Bulgarian Emil Stoychev, a former swimming champion, is a pretty good coach for a water polo team. During the journey back from a game, his wife calls to say that their 12-year-old son Radostin has not come home. The couple panics and calls the police, but when they get home, the grumpy adolescent turns out to be sitting in his room.
He has brought a couple of new friends from the punk scene with him: an older boy and a girl. Dragomir is horrified to see them behave as if they are at home. Radostin’s mother is more than happy that her son has been found and puts herself out to please everyone.
The film takes place on one day and largely in the oppressive apartment of the Stoychev family. It seems inevitable that the parents will lose their grip on Radostan; there is an unbridgeable chasm between them and his anarchist friends. The events are carried along by a striking soundtrack that integrates sounds from everyday life, such as the bleeps made by Skype, in the music.

  • 88'
  • Bulgaria
  • 2010
Director
Dragomir Sholev
Country of production
Bulgaria
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2011
Length
88'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Podslon
Language
Bulgarian
Producer
Rossitsa Valkanova
Production Company
Klas Film
Sales
Klas Film
Screenplay
Melissa de Raaf, Razvan Radulescu, Dragomir Sholev
Cinematography
Krum Rodriguez
Editor
Kevork Aslanyan
Production Design
Vanina Geleva
Sound Design
Petko Manchev
Music
Vassil Gurov
Cast
Cvetan Daskalov
Website
http://www.dragosholev.com
Director
Dragomir Sholev
Country of production
Bulgaria
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2011
Length
88'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Podslon
Language
Bulgarian
Producer
Rossitsa Valkanova
Production Company
Klas Film
Sales
Klas Film
Screenplay
Melissa de Raaf, Razvan Radulescu, Dragomir Sholev
Cinematography
Krum Rodriguez
Editor
Kevork Aslanyan
Production Design
Vanina Geleva
Sound Design
Petko Manchev
Music
Vassil Gurov
Cast
Cvetan Daskalov
Website
http://www.dragosholev.com