When a retired, recently widowed teacher falls prey to a phone scam, she’s left robbed of her life savings and without any money for her late husband’s grave.

Her life turns upside down when she realises that there’s no way of gaining her money back, up until she receives an alluring, yet suspicious offer for work.
The tables turn as she takes matters into her own hands and cash begins rolling in, this time claiming her most prized attribute:
Her values, as she slowly and surely transforms into the scammer herself.

In this eerie suspense drama, Stephan Komandarev («Directions» Un Certain Regard 2017) chronicles step by step the journey of a woman swirling into the vicious cycle of the dog-eat-dog reality outside her window.

“A damning, despairing, riveting thriller” 

“Blaga’s lurch into crime steers the film into breathless suspense territory”

Variety
 


“A Gripping Drama Powered by a Magnificent Lead Performance”

The Hollywood Reporter

“Packs a punch not seen since Lars von Trier
or Michael Haneke in their provocative prime.”
Deadline

“A wintry character study, driven by the slowburn tension of a thriller”
“Skorcheva was deservedly named best actress for her magnetic taut and
unsmiling central performance as Blaga.”
Screen

“Uncompromising”

“The unequivocal sharpness of the script, owes much of 

its effectiveness on screen to Skorcheva’s solid presence.”

Cineuropa