The World is Big ( Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade (The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner) ) ( Die Welt ist groß und Rettung lauert überall )

The World is Big (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade (The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner)
Alternate Title: Die Welt ist groß und Rettung lauert überall
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Slovenian ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
105 min + 20 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Bulgaria ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Hungary ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Slovenia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Stephan Komandarev

Written By:
Yurii Dachev
Stephan Komandarev

Actors:
Miki Manojlovic ..... Bai Dan
Carlo Ljubek ..... Aleksander 'Sashko' Georgiev
Hristo Mutafchiev ..... Vasil 'Vasko' Georgiev
Ana Papadopulu ..... Yana Georgieva
Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva ..... Baba Sladka
Nikolai Urumov ..... Agent
Vasil Vasilev-Zueka ..... Ivo Chikagoto
Dorka Gryllus ..... Maria
Heinz Josef Braun ..... Dr. Schreiber
Stefan Valdobrev ..... Stoyan
Rok Cvetkov ..... Kockar 1
Dobrin Dosev ..... Schmuggler
Alexander Doynov ..... Spieler
Branislav Fistric ..... Kockar 2
Georgi Kadurin ..... Sforza

Synopsis:

What's in a game? For a young man, who has left his country behind, lost his memory and forgotten his love, the game might be the only way out. This is a story about a Bulgarian boy who grows up to be a German man. After a car accident Alex can't remember even what his name is. In an attempt to cure him from amnesia, his grandfather Bai Dan comes over to Germany and organizes a spiritual journey for his grandson back into his past, to the country where he came from. In changing places, time and transport, crossing half Europe, they play backgammon, the simplest, and yet the most complex of all games. That game leads Alex to the realizations of who he is, and that game is symbolic to the story. Destiny is the dice we hold in our own hands and life is a game on the edge between chance and skill.

The story about a Bulgarian boy who grows up to be a German man. After a car accident Alex can't remember even what his name is. In an attempt to cure him from amnesia, his grandfather Bai Dan comes over to Germany and organizes a spiritual journey for his grandson back into his past, to the country where he came from. In changing places, time and transport, crossing half Europe, they play backgammon, the simplest, and yet the most complex of all games. That game leads Alex to the realizations of who he is, and that game is symbolic to the story. Destiny is the dice we hold in our own hands and life is a game on the edge between chance and skill.

The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, Bai Dan, embarks on a journey with a tandem bicycle and backgammon in search of his real self.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 02 October, 2011.

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