Directed by Milko Lazarov • 2018 • Bulgaria/Sakha Republic

A striking example of contemporary Sakha film – from a Bulgarian director. Milko Lazarov’s minimalist parable of generational conflict and the place of tradition in a shifting world stars Sakha screen and theatre veterans Mikhail Aprosimov and Feodosia Ivanova as an ageing couple living alone on the tundra as the landscape slowly changes around them. Will they be able to reconcile with their estranged daughter Ága before it’s too late? The exquisite widescreen cinematography of Kaloyan Bozhilov and moving performances from Aprosinov and Ivanova make this a curiously rewarding example of cultural exchange.

ÁGA
Directed by Milko Lazarov
Written by Simeon Ventsislavov and Milko Lazarov
Cinematography by Kaloyan Bozhilov
Music by Penka Kouneva
Starring: Mikhail Aprosimov, Feodosia Ivanova, Sergei Egorov

In Sakha with English subtitles

Winner of the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Film at the Sarajevo International Film Festival 2018