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Heights

2017 · 120 min

A solemn, handsomely mounted historical drama that moves deliberately, carrying the weight of a nation's awakening on a young man's shoulders.

Tagline
Everyone wants to live
Overview
One of the most ambitious Bulgarian projects in recent years, Heights is an adaptation of Milen Ruskov's novel of the same name, published in 2011. The film explores the Bulgarian realities of the 1870s a few years before the war, that would liberate the country from the Ottoman occupation. Directed by Victor Bojinov and adapted by Neli Dimitrova, the story follows Gicho a young man in a revolutionary group led by Dimitar Obshti, a real-life revolutionary fighting against the Turks. After a successful train robbery Obshti entrust Gicho with a special mission: to deliver a letter to Vasil Levski, the country's most famous freedom fighter, now considered hero and dubbed The Apostle of Freedom.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • rebellion
  • war
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history, comedy
Directed by
Viktor Bozhinov
Written by
Neli Dimitrova, Viktor Bozhinov, Milen Ruskov
Starring
Aleksandar Aleksiev, Paraskeva Djukelova, Hristo Petkov, Kiril Efremov, Vassil Mihajlov, Phillip Avramov, Antonio Dimitrievski, Malin Krastev
Runtime
120 min
Country
Bulgaria, Macedonia
Languages
Bulgarian

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