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A simple man's good deed turns into a grinding nightmare through the publicity machine in this Bulgaria drama.
When Tsanko Petrov, a...
A simple man's good deed turns into a grinding nightmare through the publicity machine in this Bulgaria drama.
When Tsanko Petrov, a railroad worker, finds millions of lev on the train tracks, he decides to turn the entire amount over to the police. Grateful, the state rewards him with a new wristwatch… which soon stops working. Meanwhile, Julia Staikova, the head of PR for the Ministry of Transport, loses his old watch. Here starts Petrov’s desperate struggle to get back not only his old watch, but his dignity.
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"Co-directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's Glory confirms the advanced promise shown in their award-winning narrative debut, The Lesson."
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Variety
Variety"Another stiletto-sharp report on the state of modern Bulgaria from the directors of the equally tense and insightful The Lesson."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Sharply executed, superbly performed..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Its rough-hewn naturalism belies an exquisite sense of pace and a sneaky breed of gallows humor."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"The variable incongruities of Glory give it a queasy power uncommon in contemporary cinema."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A timely tale of exploitation."
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe"At times, Glory will slap you with gallows humour that will make you feel terrible for laughing."
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FilmInk
FilmInk"If it’s black humour and fatalism with a stiff shot of misanthropy you’re looking for, search no further than this cruel but compelling drama from Bulgaria."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Stefan Denolyubov, as the linesman, and Margita Gosheva, as his nemesis, are painfully on-target in this Bulgarian satire."
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Seattle Times
Seattle TimesGlory (2016) | Details
- Runtime
- 101
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Bulgaria
