WARSAW FILM FESTIWAL

Women Do Cry

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Bulgaria / France | 2021, 107 min.

Polish premiere

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Festival edition: 2021

Section: Closing Film

Dialogue language: Bulgarian

Genre: drama / women / family

Description:

A mother stork is shot down from a chimney. A woman suffering from postnatal depression nearly jumps off a balcony. A girl has to deal with the stigma of HIV. A woman applies make-up to two kittens. A mother looks for magic in the lunar calendar. All these events are commonplace for this seemingly normal Bulgarian family, revealing the fine line they live between fragility and absurdity. These women are united by a shared trauma, but now they are ready to confront their father’s troubling past. In the meantime, their country is shaken up by violent anti-equality protests. A story based on real events, showing how a family mainly composed of women handles sexism and conservative values in their country. A celebration of female solidarity and self-expression. The film premiered at the Cannes festival.

Director(-s): Vesela Kazakova

Actress, producer and director from Bulgaria. Born in 1977 in Sofia. She graduated in acting and producing from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts and the University of Economics in Sofia, respectively. Her main roles in cinema have brought her prestigious awards in Bulgaria and abroad. She started producing and directing in 2008 after setting up production company Activist38 with animation director Mina Mileva. Their two feature-length documentaries, “Uncle Tony, Three Fools and the Secret Service” (2014) and “The Beast Is Still Alive” (2016), as well as the feature film “Cat in the Wall”, were screened at the WFF. “Women Do Cry”, their latest feature, premiered at the 2021 Cannes festival.

Director's filmography

2021 Women Do Cry
2019 Cat in the Wall
2016 Zviarat e oshte jiv / The Beast Is Still Alive (Bestia wciąż żyje)
2014 Uncle Tony, Three Fools and the Secret Service (Wujek Tony, trzej głupcy i służba bezpieczeństwa)
2008 Zaradi Lelia Sneje / Because of Her

Director(-s): Mina Mileva

Bulgarian producer and animation director. She studied theatre and stage design in Plovdiv and specialised in theatre studies in Dresden. Later on, she graduated in animation film directing from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. She worked in London for many years on numerous commercial, music video and film projects, including films for the MiraMax studio. She founded Activist38 production company together with Vesela Kazakova. Their two feature-length documentaries, “Uncle Tony, Three Fools and the Secret Service” (2014) and “The Beast Is Still Alive” (2016), as well as the feature film “Cat in the Wall”, were screened at the WFF. “Women Do Cry”, their latest feature, premiered at the 2021 Cannes festival.

Director's filmography

Cast & Crew

Screenwriter: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova

Producer: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova, Christophe Bruncher

Editor: Donka Ivanova, Yann Dedet

DOP: Dimitar Kostov

Music: Andy Cowton

Cast: Maria Bakalova, Ralitsa Stoyanova, Katia Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova

Contact:

Activist38, Ici et Là Productions, ARTE France Cinéma (Production Company)

vesela@activist38.com - www.activist38.com

mk2 Films (Sales Agent)

intlsales@mk2.com - http://mk2films.com/

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Women Do Cry

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