The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner

Nan
1h 45m
2008
7 /10 (46)

Overview

The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, embarks on a journey in search of his real self.

Country : Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia
Genre : Drama
Languages : Deutsch, български език
Released Date: 2008-03-14

Top Billed Cast

Miki Manojlović

Bai Dan

Carlo Ljubek

Alex 'Sashko' Georgiev

Hristo Mutafchiev

Vasil 'Vasko' Georgiev

Ana Papadopulu

Yana Georgieva

Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva

Baba Sladka

Nikolai Urumov

State Security Agent

Blagovest Mutafchiev

Alex as a child

Vasil Vasilev-Zueka

Ivo Chikagoto

Dorka Gryllus

Maria

Heinz-Josef Braun

Dr. Schreiber

Erden Alkan

Turk

Pavel Popandov

Cafe owner

Georgi Kadurin

Sforza

Stefan Valdobrev

Stoyan

Alexander Doynov

Backgammon player

Dobrin Dosev

Smuggler

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