Liuben

Spain, Bulgaria | 2023 | 109 min | Bulgarian, Spanish

Synopsis

Victor (27) has a nice life in Madrid with his partner, Jose. He returns to his childhood home in Bulgaria for his grandfather’s funeral, and decides to stay for the summer. While reconnecting with his father and the village way of life, he unexpectedly finds love in the form of Liuben, an 18-year-old Roma boy. Despite their differences, and the conflicts around them, Victor and Liuben find refuge in each other.

Director

He made his debut with the short, El Hijo, which won awards at national and international festivals such as the Palm Spring Film Festival. He has also directed the documentary, La Zaranda, Teatro Inestable, about the mythical company from Jerez. In theater he directs the show from Off Broadway, La Velocidad del Otoño. Currently, he is preparing Liuben, his first fiction feature film.

World Premiere

Director - Directors

Venci D. Kostov

Guión - Screenplay

Venci D. Kostov

Productor - Producer

Antonio Hens, Vanya Rainova, Miguel Torente

Música - Music:

Sergio de la Puente

Sonido - Sound:

Fede Pajaro

Cinematografía - Cinematography:

Fran García Vera

Edición - Editor:

Marta Velasco

Dirección de Arte - Production Design:

Velina Geleva

Intérpretes - Cast

Dimitar Nikolov, Bozhidar Asenov, Dimitar Banenkin, Stoyan Radev, Stefan Denolyubov

Contacto - Contact

Antonio Hens
antoniohens1@gmail.com