bugarski triler

[Ghoul]

bugarski triler

dal je nekim ludilom neko ovdašnji ovo negde nekako gledo?

ima li ga na divxu skidljivog?

ima li ko vezu u bugarskoj koja bi doznala dal ovo tamo ima na legalnom dvdu?


Investigation

Razsledvane (Bulgaria-Netherlands-Germany)

By JAY WEISSBERG
A Pro Films release (in Bulgaria) of a Klas Film (Bulgaria)/Phanta Vision (Netherlands)/Flying Moon (Germany) production, in association with Bulgarian National TV. (International sales: MDC Intl., Berlin.) Produced by Rossitsa Valkanova, Petra Goedings, Helge Albers.
Directed, written by Iglika Trifonova.

With: Svetlana Yancheva, Krassimir Dokov, Dejan Donkov, Emilia Radeva, Kliment Denchev, Labina Mitevska, Hristo Garbov, Nikol Krasteva, Tanya Shahova, Diana Sofronieva, Petar Slabakov, Plamen Dimitrov, Margita Gosheva, Liubov Liubcheva.


A taut psychological study pitting a tough woman detective against an uncommunicative murder suspect, "Investigation" is a focused, understated drama easily lending itself to U.S. remake, or at least a small-screen spinoff. With more than 10 years to ruminate on killer personalities after her prison-set docu "Tales of Murder," helmer-scripter Iglika Trifonova returns to the theme with nuanced portrayals of hunter and hunted, avoiding easy answers. Fest play is assured, and title could become that rare Bulgarian pic to achieve offshore arthouse exposure.
A man is missing, and his brother, Plamen (Krassimir Dokov), is being held by police. But with no firm evidence and only random body parts in the morgue, making charges stick and even positively ID-ing the corpse prove impossible. The chief inspector on the case (Kliment Denchev, back in Bulgaria after two decades in Canada) takes a chance on greenhorn investigator Alexandra Yakimova (Svetlana Yancheva), who has three weeks to get a confession -- or incontrovertible proof -- before Plamen walks free.
Both on paper and onscreen, Alexandra is a complex character: Clad in dark, mannish clothes, she subsumes any whiff of femininity in a bid for equal footing with the guys. Relations with actor husband Marin (Hristo Garbov, helmer Trifonova's other half) are rocky, she's not seeing much of her young daughter (Nikol Krasteva), and frustration is mounting as Plamen figures silence equals freedom.
Alexandra and her assistant, Ludmil (Dejan Donkov), re-interview family members and co-workers, but everyone has a different p.o.v. Alexandra hopes allowing Plamen to see his wife, Nusha (Tanya Shahova), may trigger something, but instead she's taken aback by their evident love.With her determination and focus on work, Alexandra is clearly in the mold of Jane Tennison from "Prime Suspect," though she's nowhere near as self-confident. Her ill-fitting men's sweaters and blue-gray monotones (when other women wear yellows and pinks) speak of her need to be one of the boys -- a brief late transformation, in lipstick and skirt, almost suggests a straight man in drag.
Given the type presented, it would be easy for Trifonova to create a standard-issue character who doesn't deviate from the profile, but helmer is a subtler writer than that. Alexandra does things by the book, but she recognizes the B.S. in standard platitudes; and, as she makes clear to her assistant, she has no time for cliches.
Perfectly paired with Yancheva's superb Alexandra is Dokov's Plamen, whose near-impenetrability (until the denouement) still allows for a compelling character. After Trifonova's docu research, it's no surprise she prefers complex humans, including murderers, to one-dimensional monsters.
Shot almost entirely in a steely pigeon-gray, the film pairs visuals with tone and temperament with meticulous calculation. An elegant final crane shot provides a welcome uplift.
After picking up numerous prizes at the Golden Rose fest in Varna, film also scooped awards for Balkan feature and Bulgarian picture at the Sofia fest.

Camera (color), Rali Ralchev; editor, Yordanka Bachvarova, music, Han Otten; production designer, Atanas Yanakiev; costume designer, Elena Stoyanova; sound (Dolby Digital), Antoin Cox; associate producers, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, Konstantin Kroening. Reviewed at Sofia Film Festival (competing), March 8, 2007. Running time: 101 MIN.