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Retrospect

Synopsis

In Europe's oldest city, Plovdiv, Bulgaria an old man who used to spy on his neighbours for the secret police, continues to do it over 30 years later as a pastime. He becomes convinced that a British man who lives opposite him is responsible for the disappearance of a Couchsurfer. It further becomes complicated when the foreigner starts a relationship with his grandniece. As he tries to uncover the truth he also is confronted by the change in culture from one of people trying to keep their private lives secret, to one where people are sharing their every move publicly. Along the way, his complex past reveals itself.

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
127 min
Format
12k
Director
Steven Lewis Simpson
Producer
Steven Lewis Simpson
Editor
Steven Lewis Simpson
Screenwriter
Steven Lewis Simpson
Director of Photography
Steven Lewis Simpson
Music
Various Artists
Principal cast
Simeon Aleksiev, Ivo Ignatov, Elena Kabasakalova, Yuliya Yordanova, Steven Lewis Simpson

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Roaring Fire Film Production

10 Saxon Court
2 Guys Cliffe Avenue
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 6LY

Sales Company

Kapana Media

Juhkentali, 8
Tallinn 10132
Estonia

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