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Yatagan

2022 · 97 min

A twisty, cynical comedy where lies pile on lies and you're never quite sure who's playing whom.

Directed by
Andrey Andonov
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ivaylo Dragiev, Evgeniya Kalkandzhieva, Vasil Vasilev-Zueka
Tagline
Nothing is what it is
Overview
A police inspector frames an innocent boy as terrorist, but is later forced to conspire with his victim as both create an intricate web of lies to steal money from the incompetent government bodies.

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Directed by
Andrey Andonov
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ivaylo Dragiev, Evgeniya Kalkandzhieva, Vasil Vasilev-Zueka
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • deception
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Andrey Andonov
Written by
Hrist Hristov
Starring
Ivaylo Dragiev, Evgeniya Kalkandzhieva, Vasil Vasilev-Zueka, Stefan Denolyubov, Nevena Bozukova, Marian Valev, Lubomira Basheva, Stefan Dimov
Cinematography
Antoni Krastev
Runtime
97 min
Country
Bulgaria
Languages
English, Arabic, Bulgarian

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