Filmtank

Belene is comfortably nestled in the shores of the Danube River: Old peasant houses and Soviet-style architecture absurdly blend together with the serene beauty of the Danube populated by many islands. A quaint little town, almost boring at first sight. Yet, in the small streets, among the dusty blocks, rickety buildings, the smell of fried fish, blossoming roses, and buzzing mosquitoes, the unspoken memory of the concentration camp is still floating in the air.
The new film by Andrey Paounov („Georgi and the Butterflies“) tells the epic story of a village turned concentration camp, turned city, turned nuclear power plant.
And it tells the story of Belene’s population, a story of guilt, hope for redemption and billions of mosquitoes…

BG/D
2007
100 / 75 / 52 mins.