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Maggie

1989 · 86 min

A gentle, melancholic coming-of-age story set against a repressive backdrop, quietly tense and heartfelt.

Directed by
Peter Donev
Genres
Drama
Starring
Diana Zaharieva, Ilia Dobrev, Emil Atanasov
Overview
On the occasion of the anniversary of John Lennon a group of teenagers organize a memorial party. An innocent fact, at first sight, which brings them a lot of trouble in the communist times.

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Directed by
Peter Donev
Genres
Drama
Starring
Diana Zaharieva, Ilia Dobrev, Emil Atanasov
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • rebellion
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • politics
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Peter Donev
Written by
Rudyard Kipling, Emmy Baruh, Petya Dubarova, Salvatore Quasimodo
Starring
Diana Zaharieva, Ilia Dobrev, Emil Atanasov, Atanas Traykov
Runtime
86 min
Country
Bulgaria
Languages
Bulgarian

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