Sofia's Last Ambulance
Poslednata lineika na Sofia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, 75 min, 52 min, Beta SP, Digi Beta, DVD, Personal View, Portrait, Social Issues, Society
In a city where 13 ambulances struggle to serve a burgeoning population of several million, 47-year old Krassi Yordanov is our unlikely hero: chain-smoking and saving lives in a non-stop 48-hour shift. Krassi is the emergency doctor on one of Sofia’s last ambulances and today is the worst day of his life. This is a film about the regular working day of Dr. Krassi, nurse Mila and driver Plamen, a team working on an ambulance in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Struggling against an avalanche of absurdities in a crumbling medical system and scarcely earning enough to make a living, these three are simply trying to do what they do best – save lives.
Director:
Ilian Metev
Producer:
Dimitar Gotchev, Siniša Juričić, Ingmar Trost
Executive producer:
Lora Chenakova
Original idea:
Ilian Metev
Screenplay:
Ilian Metev
Editor:
Ilian Metev
Sound:
Tom Kirk
Languages:
Bulgarian
Subtitles:
English
Nukleus Film
(Production company)
Dalmatinska 8
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
SIA
(Production company)
48, Shipka Str
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Sutor Kolonko
(Production company)
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51st International Critics’ Week 2012, France
Bulgarian Film Center, Croatian Audiovisual Center, VPRO, Noga TV, Duna TV