Made in EU

by Stephan Komandarev

Synopsis

Iva works in a clothing factory in rural Bulgaria battling a persistent, yet mysterious illness. When it is revealed that she is the first case of COVID in her small town, the news spirals into an endless j’accuse— first from the factory owners eager to shift responsibility, then from her fellow co-workers, her son, and eventually her entire community, even though Iva hasn’t left her small town in years. With Iva’s public demonization escalating as the first victims of the virus emerge, she is quickly turned into a social outcast.

Info

Directed by: Stephan Komandarev
Written by: Simeon Ventsislavov, Stephan Komandarev
Produced by: Argo Film (Bulgaria),42film (Germany), Negativ (Czech Republic)
Co-produced by: Bulgarian National Television, ZDF/Arte, TRT Sinema, Ikinciyeni film, Istos Film ,Contrast films
Producers: Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova, Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, Pavel Strnad
Co-producers: Simon Ofenloch, Bekir Yusuf Açiksöz, Önder Furkan Besli, Anna Maria Aslanoğlu, Zeynep Ekmekci
starring: Gergana Pletnyova, Todor Kotsev, Gerasim Georgiev, Anastasia Ingilizova

Festivals

World Premiere: Venice Film Festival Spotlight

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