The action in the film takes place in a remote Bulgarian village. A certain conflict takes place between the new-coming young people and the old villages because of the water.
A young journalist comes across interesting report material: talented marine engineer Maria died while on duty. Her story turns out to be quite a puzzle though - people who knew her are not willing to share much. Trying to make them speak, the journalist presents himself as her son. He hopes to dig up the truth about her and spares no effort, ending up at the bureau for investigation. The report he's writing never gets published but his belief system certainly gets challenged.
Pavel Pashev
Pavel Pashev receives a package with three shrunk up apples - three vampire apples. According to the legend, he is doomed. Who sent the apple? For years, there has been a feud between Pavel and Kuzdo. Both of them are on age, when a man reflects on his past. Their conflict represents the different viewpoints of violence and freedom. Who is the sinner - the man who fought with honor for this world or the observer, the human register?
Pesho
The truck driver Kiril has a dream to build a house for his family. Is this a possible ambition in society of scarcity and envy.
Экранизация одноимённго сборника рассказов болгарского писателя Йордана Радичкова.
Ivan Dochev
Nelegalniyat
Maria is having great difficulty getting on with her parents because of their blind, consumerist approach to life. Traumatized by continuous family dramas, having experienced the disappointments of firs love, Maria decides to go up the mountain to a holiday home. There she meets a conceited architect, a shy teacher, a jurist, and a timid journalist (all of them representatives of the intelligentsia) who are domineered by the manager of the holiday home and his 'problems'. Maria's resignation changes into a rebellion against impersonal submission and sheep-like compliance with those who hold power.
Komandirat
In 1945, on the battlefields in Hungary, three Bulgarian soldiers from the reserve have to fight for the liberation of the country. They are totally unprepared for the war and have no desire to take part in the battles. The three reservists are the sad sight and initially their commander wants to send them back to Bulgaria. But their attitude is changed after the witnessed tragedies. Without knowing it, they all turn into heroes.
Chavdar gets a degree in geology. He wishes to pursue a scientific carrier, but his father decides that his son should practice his profession in a rich of mineral Rhodopa Mountain. Chavdar meets geologists and locals who love their profession and the region. Here he finds true love with Vanya, a girl born and raised in the mountain. She is a part time geologist student and dreams of finding new ore sources. Chavdar has to leave, and he bids farewell to his friends, certain that one day he will come back to continue his search.
Pavel Nesterov Pavlov
The courage to preserve one's integrity in trying times.
Mityu Ganev
Mityo Ganev is a leader of the armed bandits. The authorities accuse the Communists of his robberies. The detachment commander, Chalaka, and Mityo Ganev have a meeting but fail to reach an agreement. The police burn out Mityo's house and send his mother into internal exile. Chalaka cuts him off from his logistical support base. Mityo agrees to join the partisan detachment. Mityo and Velyo hold up the paymaster of the army garrison. When they take the money, Mityo wants to give it to the family of the exiles. Enraged, Velyo hands the detachment over to the Colonel. Mityo kills the traitor. The police and he army launch a major operation against the partisans. In a fierce battle, Chalaka leads the detachment out of encirclement while Mityo covers their retreat. A bullet hits him.
Toboggan
Едущий на гастроли пианист Гарвей (Савва Хашимов) выходит из вагона поезда на маленькой станции, чтобы купить сигарет. Там он узнаёт у продавщицы, что выдуманные Александром Грином города существуют на самом деле, стоит лишь проехать 30 минут на автобусе. Пианист бросает гастроли и отправляется в такой город, где знакомится с капитаном парусника «Бегущая по волнам» Гезом (Ролан Быков) и отправляется с ним в плавание…
Sledovatelyat
По рассказам Павла Вежинова "Человек, который выглядел как утренняя звезда" и "Испанская холера". Поглощенный своими заботами, своей работой, инженер Манасиев не замечает, как растут его дети, как становятся самостоятельными. И только тогда, когда младший сын совершает кражу, Манасиев понимает, что ему следует жить иначе и больше забот и внимания уделять семье.
The struggles of a captured partisan to escape
