1980 | Bulgaria | Fiction

The Big Night Bathe (1980)

  • Bulgarian Portuguese, English 144 mins
  • Director | Binka Jeliaskova
  • Writer | Hristo Ganev
  • Producer | Ivan Petkov

STATUS: Released

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The titular bath takes place on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and is taken by an idiosyncratic group of friends who get together during the summer holidays for a celebration that has become a tradition. But like all traditions, its constant observance has turned it into a boring obligation. To deal with the discontent, there’s nothing better than testing the line between life and death. A recipe for the tragic and the oneiric. The second chapter of the Silence Trilogy.

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