“Our characters are very confused people, living half of their lives under communism and the other half in and after the transition”
by Ana Stanic
The duo speaks about portraying a generation that has lived through two opposing political systems and exploring the many shades of corruption and moral compromise
The writer-director duo Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov return to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with Black Money for White Nights, joined by Ivan Savov and Tanya Shahova, who play an ageing couple caught between the legacy of communism and the realities of the post-Soviet transition. We spoke about portraying a generation that has lived through two opposing political systems, shaping characters with love rather than judgement, and exploring the many shades of corruption and moral compromise.
