Letters from Antarctica

Title LETTERS FROM ANTARCTICA
Original title ПИСМА ОТ АНТАРКТИДА
Year of production 2019
Country Bulgaria
Scriptwriter Teodora Markova, Georgi Ivanov, Nevena Kertova
Director Stanislav Donchev
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David Matamoros

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Tom Abrams

Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award / Special Mention No
Producers/co-producers/ funding / Dynamic Arts (BG) Trafaret Films (BG) Bulgarian National Film Institute
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Synopsis DIANA(33) is a single mother, who is incapable of telling her eight-year-old son NIKI that his dad died in a car accident. She lies that his father is away with an Antarctic expedition and she sends letters and packages to Niki on his behalf.
Suddenly a childhood friend (MARIA) appears in Diana’s life and tries to help her recover from post-mortem trauma. However Diana is not ready to announce the truth and keeps postponing. This illusory state makes Niki happy, but gradually the deception grows and the kids in school, especially VALIO(8), start to mock his fictional Antarctic stories. Niki becomes aggressive and that draws the attention of his teacher MRS ANDREEVA. She investigates and uncovers the truth about the father’s death. Despite the criticism from both Maria and Andreeva, Diana still cannot find the strength to tell Niki the tragic news. Her psychological state deteriorates.
Meanwhile on a real Bulgarian expedition in Antarctica we meet a real scientist – PETER(35).
Full Credits LETTERS FROM ANTARCTICA
drama, 2019
110 minutes, Bulgaria
2K Scope 1:2,39 DCP, surround sound 5.1
Producers Dynamic Arts, with the support of the Bulgarian National Film Center
Co-producers: Trafaret Films (BG), Zoom Art (BG)
Director: Stanislav Donchev
Script: Teodora Markova, Georgi Ivanov, Nevena Kertova
The script was developed in ScripTeast
DoP: Martin Dimitrov
Music composer: Alexander Kostov
Editor: Stefan Boyadjiev
Sound: Ekaterina Ivanova, Petko Manchev
Costumes: Adriana Naydenova
Production design: Boryana Mincheva
Starring:
Irmena Chichikova
Simeon Angelov
Diana Dimitrova
Maya Baburska
Ivan Stamenov
Christo Pimpirev
Link to the project – archive http://scripteast.pl/letters-from-antarctica/