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Returning

2022 · 17 min

A quiet, uncomfortable reunion where old wounds surface slowly, leaving you tense and heavy with unspoken hurt.

Directed by: Momchil Bonev
Genres: Drama
Starring: Maria Gancheva, Alexandria Chalyovski, Dimitar Banenkin

Tagline: And after all... what does he do here?
Overview: An unexpected return surprises unpleasantly the young Petya, who is ought to forgive her father after 10 years of absence.

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Directed by: Momchil Bonev
Genres: Drama
Starring: Maria Gancheva, Alexandria Chalyovski, Dimitar Banenkin

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
grief
redemption
parenthood
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Momchil Bonev
Written by: Maria Gancheva, Momchil Bonev, Ani Grigorova
Starring: Maria Gancheva, Alexandria Chalyovski, Dimitar Banenkin, Magdalena Slavcheva
Cinematography: Alexander Govedarov
Runtime: 17 min
Country: Bulgaria
Languages: Bulgarian

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