The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories
Problemat s komarite i drugi istorii BG 2007 colour 100 min.
dir: Andrey Paounov
pro: Martichka Bozhilova, Agitprop
sc: Lilia Topouzova, Andrey Paounov
ph: Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
sound: Momchil Bozhkov
ed: Andrey Paounov, Orlin Rouevski
dis: Agitprop
A small town and its hopeful citizens are about to embark on a bright new journey. Massive rusty cranes, foreign investors, and the joyful chants of cheerleaders carry the dream of a great nuclear future. Disturbed only by gigantic stinging mosquitoes, the townsfolk celebrate the atomic hurray by engraving the nuclear power plant logo on buildings and soup bowls. Amidst the apparent atomic prosperity, lies a past that no one wants to remember. An island holding terrifying secrets. Stories of shocking and horrible crimes loom on the city just like the dark clouds of mosquitoes descending on its citizens. A world instantly transformed by ideologies, regimes and dreams of economic prosperity. The tales of characters whose lives intersect in a sinister past, nuclear future and the stinging mosquitoes flying through time, sealing their fate together. The collaboration which gave rise to this film began when Lilia Topouzova, historian, researching the Bulgarian camp system met with filmmaker Andrey Paounov.
Karlovy Vary IFF 2007 – Best Documentary – Special Mention
Sarajevo FF 2007 – Human Rights Award
British Film Institute Awards 2007 – Grierson Award