The lessons learned in this pitch-black German-Bulgarian co-production are very grim indeed, a social-realist drama that takes an unexpectedly shocking turn at its harrowing climax. The film’s recent ...

Powered by a superb Eli Skorcheva as an elderly widow sinking into the underworld, Stephan Komandarev's latest merges spiraling tragedy with perilously dark farce. Premiering in the main competition ...

'Blaga's Lessons' team: Eli Skorcheva, Stephan Komandarev, Eike Goreczka (Courtesy of KVIFF) Bulgarian crime story “Blaga’s Lessons” by Stephan Komandarev scored the top prize and $25,000 at the 57th ...

The resignation of Bulgaria’s government after violent protests is a warning for other European countries. Even amid signs that the worst of the eurozone problems and associated downturn may be past, ...

Bulgarian crime story “Blaga’s Lessons” by Stephan Komandarev scored the top prize and $25,000 at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Saturday, capping a week of celebrating art film, stars and ...

In one fell swoop, 70-year-old widow Blaga Naumova goes from being cash-strapped to cash-stripped. All her life, she’s carefully pinched pennies to accumulate a modest cushion of life savings that she ...