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A retelling of a crucial story of Bulgaria's troubled times based on the memoirs of Zahariy Stoyanov
In a dystopian world, flowers have become the only source of energy. This comes at the cost of massive shortages, and only the owners of expensive energy bonds can enjoy power supply. Eva R., an employee of the Garden power station, relinquishes her most precious belonging - three fragile snowdrops - in exchange for the privilege of government-assisted suicide. Though even a smooth exit from this joyless world proves too much to hope for.
On the eve of Holy Saturday, Novena and her girlfriend Maria are on their way home, armed with love, good humour and a carton of eggs to be dyed for Easter. A sudden phone call upsets all plans.
When Tsanko Petrov, a railroad worker, finds millions of lev on the train tracks, he decides to turn the entire amount over to the police. Grateful, the state rewards him with a new wristwatch… which soon stops working. Meanwhile, Julia Staikova, the head of PR for the Ministry of Transport, loses his old watch. Here starts Petrov’s desperate struggle to get back not only his old watch, but his dignity.
A man rides a donkey on a dusty road. A woman follows. She is wearing a hayrick. The man is murmuring. The woman under the hayrick listens. And then the woman stops. And the man looks at her.
