Thursday, 26 September 2019

Directions (2017) - 103 min

Country: Bulgaria
Director: Stephan Komandarev
Cast: Assen Blatechki, Ivan Barnev, Vasil Banov, Stefan Denolyubov &  Georgi Kadurin.
Directions follow a few taxi drivers through the city of Sofia for 24 hours. The first cab driver we meet is Misho, the father of a high-school-age daughter, who is planning to quit the job as a driver and this is the last day as a taxi driver for him.
It's all about Bulgaria and the heart of the film lies in the first story, that builds the rest of the movie.  The movie is shot almost entirely inside Taxis composed of close-ups with different passengers and taxi drivers in it. Bulgarian director, Stephan Komanderev examines Sofia and Bulgarian society in general. To talk about modern Bulgarian peoples take on political and their personal matters including anger, revenge, loss, and dreams. Intentionally or unintentionally it all comes to the same point, their actions may differ but they all eventually fall into the category of either powerful or powerless people. Overall, the movie is shot on a handheld camera inside various taxis and I think they managed to make a compelling story under these difficult conditions.
Verdict: Good

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