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The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories

Problemat s komarite i drugi istorii

Bulgaria

2007

100 Min
Color
1.85:1
Bulgarian, Italian, German
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DIR Andrey Paounov

PROD Martichka Bozhilova

SCR Andrey Paounov, Lilia Topouzova

DP Georgi Bogdanov, Boris Missirkov

ED Andrey Paounov, Orlin Ruevski

Cannes (Semaine de la critique), Toronto, Karlovy Vary (Documentary Films in Competition), Transilvania

Synopsis

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.

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Jana Ptackova

15Oct12

you can watch full version at http://dafilms.com/film/2224-problemat-s-komarite-i-drugi-istorii/

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Dzimas

22Sep12

Really enjoyed the way this documentary was presented. Reminded me of the old Errol Morris documentaries like Vernon, Florida.

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Randy Wyatt

1Jul12

Would like to see the full version, but what's here is arresting and a bizarre juxtaposition of naive hope and dark secrets.

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msmichel

12Sep11

Beware, version posted here is the broadcast version (55min) not the original 100m version. Short version is disjointed at best and definately feels like we're only getting half the film. Interesting and certainly makes me want to see the full version. Get your act together MUBI.

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