In a city that has only 13 ambulances for two million inhabitants, Krassi, Mila and Plamen are our unlikely heroes: heavy smokers with a sense of humor, and always trying to save the lives of others despite the obstacles. But the system is broken and straining. How long will they still try to save a skinned society until they lose their empathy? —Semaine de la Critique
Tonight this film won the first ever humanitarian award at Magnificent 7 documentary film festival in Belgrade.
MWFF Fly on the wall documentary following an ambulance team on various calls through Sofia. The choice to film in extreme closup (the three attendants) is an interesting and often jarring one, as the audience naturally expects to see what is going on at the scene not just hear it. Though we are given virtually no back story or even explanation of the reduced workforce the picture is still a satisfying one.
“Sofia’s Last Ambulance” is an observational documentary that tracks one predictably hectic evening with emergency responders in Bulgaria’s urban capital. Metev’s aesthetic conceit is to train his… read review
