The Fatal Comma (1979)

Genre : Drama, Family

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Liliana Pencheva

Synopsis

Silviya is an excellent student, favorite of the teachers, but she does not do well in math. Silviya puts a comma in the school journal between the number 1 and 9 in the absences column in order to hide her absence from math class. The school regulation is set; three absences mean an administrative punishment. Two of her innocent classmates are punished, numbers 1 and 9, not number 19, which is Silviya. The teachers trust the "good girl". Silviya feels guilty.She is struggling between right and wrong. She must find the right answer for herself.

Actors

Tatyana Tzvetkova
Tatyana Tzvetkova
Silviya
Georgi Kadurin
Georgi Kadurin
Ventzi
Nikolay Kolev
Nikolay Kolev
Nikolay Georgiev
Nikolay Georgiev
Nikolay Georgiev
Nikolay Georgiev
Dimitr Marin
Dimitr Marin
Dimitr Marin
Dimitr Marin
Milena Voynova
Milena Voynova
Radosveta Ruseva
Radosveta Ruseva
Nina Novakova
Nina Novakova
Doncho Tzvetkov
Doncho Tzvetkov
Emil Todorov
Emil Todorov
Lyuba Aleksieva
Lyuba Aleksieva
Katya Dineva
Katya Dineva
Yakim Mihov
Yakim Mihov

Crews

Liliana Pencheva
Liliana Pencheva
Director
Maksim Asenov
Maksim Asenov
Writer
Ivan Tashev
Ivan Tashev
Producer
Bozhidar Petkov
Bozhidar Petkov
Original Music Composer
Dimko Minov
Dimko Minov
Cinematography
Donka Dimcheva
Donka Dimcheva
Editor
Yuliana Bozhkova
Yuliana Bozhkova
Production Design
Ivanka Deleva
Ivanka Deleva
Costume Design
Ani Georgieva
Ani Georgieva
Makeup Effects
Magdalena Karamaneva
Magdalena Karamaneva
Makeup Artist
Iskra Chausheva
Iskra Chausheva
Second Assistant Director
Ivanka Hlebarova
Ivanka Hlebarova
First Assistant Director
Margarita Kolimechkova
Margarita Kolimechkova
Assistant Director
Ivan Georgiev
Ivan Georgiev
Property Master
Nikolay Avramov
Nikolay Avramov
Sound
Lyubomir Balgaranov
Lyubomir Balgaranov
Camera Supervisor
Dafinka Malinova
Dafinka Malinova
Costume Design
Zdravka Hristova
Zdravka Hristova
Assistant Editor
Georgi Milanov
Georgi Milanov
Music Editor

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