Section: POLSKIE HORYZONTY: The Female Gaze

HYVÄ POSTIMIES

THE GOOD POSTMAN

Tonislav Hristov
Finland, Bulgaria, 2016, 80 Min

A remote, ageing village becomes the centre of international politics. It is located in Bulgaria, on the border with Turkey and right on an escape route. Ivan, the local postman, is standing for mayor. He wants to resettle refugees in his village and so bring life back into the community. But this is met with resistance.

Ivan's opponents either want to close their eyes to the refugees, close the border or reintroduce communism. Ivan, on the other hand, is campaigning while delivering letters and arguing with his neighbours about the pros and cons of integrating refugees and thus the future of the village. The documentary shares the passion, humour and warmth of its protagonists. The post-socialist experience and the ageing of rural areas are linked to discussions about the future of the village community. Far from the areas dominated by the so-called “refugee crisis”, the film only appears to assume a peripheral perspective, since it is, in fact, addressing key questions about coexistence. FS

Filmformat
DCP | doc. | Farbe / Colour
Drehbuch
Tonislav Hristov
Kamera
Orlin Ruevski
Ton
Momchil Bozhkov
Schnitt
Nikolai Hartmann
Musik
Petar Doundakoff
Produzent
Kaarle Aho
Produktion
Making Movies Oy kaarle.aho@mamo.fi Torkkelinkatu 3 Helsinki Finnland
Co-Produktion
Soul Food
Kontakt
CAT&Docs
Maëlle Guenegues
18 rue Quincampoix
Paris
France

maelle@catndocs.com
+33144617748
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