Ivaylo Hristov
Directing
Biography
Bulgarian actor and director, one of the founders of the prestigious Bulgarian theatre awards, Askeer.
Born: December 10, 1955
Place of Birth: Sofia, Bulgaria
Known For
Memoir of a Betrayal
A retelling of a crucial story of Bulgaria's troubled times based on the memoirs of Zahariy Stoyanov
We, the Waves
On her anniversary, Sofia gathers her three daughters - writer Vyara, devoted mother Nadya and lost soul Lyuba. But the celebration is shaken by an unexpected incident - Nadya's husband Stefan mysteriously disappears. This reveals deeply buried secrets and forces the women to confront the past, the choices they have made and the fragile bonds between them.
Thirst
A couple and their teenage son eke out a living on a hilltop, doing the laundry for local hotels, despite the intermittent water supply. Their simple life is overturned by the arrival of a father-and-daughter team of diviner and well-digger, who promise to bring an end to this precarious existence by finding a source on their arid hill. But ultimately, these newcomers quench a thirst far greater than than the simple need for water.
Fear
Svetla, a widow who lost her job recently is living next to the Bulgarian-Turkish border. There are many cases of refugees in her village due to it's location. One day she meets a refugee from Africa and this changes her life.
Undercover
Just an ordinary boy from the Sofia suburbs becomes the first bulgarian undercover cop. Forced by his father when he was young to lie and cheat, Martin becomes the perfect liar. That skill, and also the hatred of the 'underworld' makes him the perfect match for a dangerous mission - to infiltrate the crime organisation of a rich and powerful businessman. While infiltrating and living in fear of being uncovered, Martin falls in love with the most inappropriate woman - Djaro's girlfriend, Suni. Just when he gains the trust of the mobsters, it appears that the real enemy is in the police. Martin is alone against all, facing difficult decisions.
Emilia's Friends
Sofia, the 90's. Emilia's colorful group of friends are portrayed in a series of separate but intertwined stories. On its own each story peers into the life of a single downtrodden person. Viewed as a whole, they portray a common struggle of coming to terms with the uncertain world these people live in, and how it all weighs on Emilia.
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga is a seventy-year-old recently widowed former teacher and a woman of firm morals. When telephone scammers con her out of the money that she had saved for her husband’s grave, her moral compass slowly begins to lose its bearings…
In the Heart of the Machine
Heat, iron, dust and the smell of oil. A typical workday of maximum security inmates will prove to be fateful for all of them. They find something extraordinary inside one of the machines, and an unexpected wave of compassion makes the prisoners take hostages and block the entrance to the workshop and risk their lives, because sometimes the desire to be human is stronger than the survival instinct.
The Hunter's Autumn
It's never too late to do the right thing, to say the words that have been gnawing at your soul for a long time, to admit that you love - her, him, others, life. It's dangerous, it's risky. Autumn reveals all our colors. It changes everything.
Buffer Zone
The film's motto is: "The world of the elderly is a world that is constantly shrinking. Little things become big. Few people are important to us, but they are very important." Federico Fellini.
Filmography
as Dr. Rusev
as Dimo
as Димо Папазов
as Pavel
as The Retired Policeman
as Дядо Вълю
as Grandpa Bori
as Daskala
as Cart Driver
as Pisatelyat
as The Boy's father
as Damyan
as Martin's father
as Michel
as Lilianin
as Мъжът
as Emilia's friend
as Thief
as Lambo
as Ivan
as Rali