VASIL
VASIL
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Actually, he just wanted to do an old friend a favor and put the stranger up on his sofa for a few days. But despite all the language barriers, grumpy Spaniard Alfredo and Vasil, the bright Bulgarian, slowly become closer. The pensioner's children apparently think that Dad has become gay and give him a little introduction to Bulgarian. But it's about something else. Through his open but also reserved nature and his special wisdom, Vasil changes the people around him. He also plays bridge and chess like no other. But many people distrust him because so little is known about him. In her feature film debut, Avelina Prat both warmly and quietly tells a story about old age, loneliness and prejudice against strangers. Interesting constellation with lots of funny situations and feel-good perspectives. The film lives particularly well from its great leading actors, Karra Elejalde and Ivan Barnev.
Text: Wolfgang Martin Hamdorf
Avelina Prat
Santiago Racaj
Mónica Bernuy
Vincent Barrière
Ivan Barnev, Karra Elejalde, Alexandra Jimenez, Susi Sanchez
Activist 38
Avelina Prat - Avelina Prat is an architect, a profession she practiced for a few years before turning to film. She has worked as a scriptwriter on more than thirty feature films, alongside directors such as Fernando Trueba, Cesc Gay, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Javier Rebollo, David Trueba and Lucile Hadzihalilovic. She has also been a programmer at the Cinema Jove International Film Festival in Valencia.She has written and directed several documentaries and short films. The last one, 3105, co-directed with Diego Opazo, was selected at the Venice Film Festival. He has just released his first feature film, Vasil, produced by Distinto Films and Activist 38, which won the award for best actor exaequo for Karra Elejalde and Ivan Barnev at SEMINCI and best film at the Premis Berlanga 2022.