The Good Postman

The Good Postman

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Director:Tonislav Hristov
Length:82 minutes
Genre:Document

International Competition

Director: Tonislav Hristov

A small village on the Bulgarian-Turkish border is a gateway for refugees, mostly from Syria. It is a topic of particular importance for its few inhabitants, who are divided by the question of the refugees. Some are afraid of them, while others see in them a hope of restoring the dying village. This split becomes the central theme of the forthcoming mayoral elections. A promising candidate is the quiet and unselfish postman Ivan, who wants to fill a deserted house with Syrian families. His opponent does not like this idea and leads a campaign to use the house for the first internet club in the village. The film is a tragicomic picture of a peculiar view of the world and human goodness.

Length: 82 min

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • Bulgaria

International Competition

Director: Tonislav Hristov

A small village on the Bulgarian-Turkish border is a gateway for refugees, mostly from Syria. It is a topic of particular importance for its few inhabitants, who are divided by the question of the refugees. Some are afraid of them, while others see in them a hope of restoring the dying village. This split becomes the central theme of the forthcoming mayoral elections. A promising candidate is the quiet and unselfish postman Ivan, who wants to fill a deserted house with Syrian families. His opponent does not like this idea and leads a campaign to use the house for the first internet club in the village. The film is a tragicomic picture of a peculiar view of the world and human goodness.

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • Bulgaria