21/05/2021 - The Bulgarian satire of the political undercover lifestyle is set to come out in cinemas this autumn

After working together on the moral tale A Picture with Yuki [+see also:
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The plot features a scandalous former Italian Prime Minister who arrives in Bulgaria in order to support the candidacy of a Bulgarian politician for a leading position at the European Parliament. The local host and his significantly younger wife invite the high-class guest in their mountain villa where, after a stormy night spiced up with naughty pleasures, an inconvenient corpse and some other compromising material, the wannabe of European politics will demonstrate what he is capable of just for the sake of saving his career.

"Yellow Oleander is a story of betrayal, greed, murder and impossible love, developing against the background of the absurd political situation in Bulgaria which, unfortunately, we are all so humbly accustomed to. Hence, the black comedy genre, in which tragic absurdity is a mandatory component, seemed to be the most suitable choice,” says director Lachezar Avramov.

Producer Nikolay Mutafchiev defines the project as “spectator-orientated, aimed at being understood by wider audiences, but in no way mundane. The prevailing tone is comic, while the viewers will be able to identify serious topics from real life that affect them on an everyday level.”

Kitodar Todorov, who also appears in Alienation [+see also:
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