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Seamstresses

2007 · 95 min

A sober, grounded drama that follows young women navigating hardship in an unfamiliar city, watching them struggle with quiet persistence.

Directed by
Lyudmil Todorov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aleksandra Sarchadzhieva, Elen Koleva, Violeta Markovska
Overview
Three young girls try to flee from unemployment in the country: they arrive in the capital city of Sofia to look for a job and a different future. The three of them try to survive, fighting...

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Directed by
Lyudmil Todorov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aleksandra Sarchadzhieva, Elen Koleva, Violeta Markovska
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Lyudmil Todorov
    Written by
    Lyudmil Todorov
    Starring
    Aleksandra Sarchadzhieva, Elen Koleva, Violeta Markovska, Assen Blatechki, Yoana Bukovska-Davidova, Julian Vergov, Phillip Avramov
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Bulgaria
    Languages
    Bulgarian

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