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Triumph

2024

Triumph

2024

Triumph

Australian Premiere.

A taut, darkly comedic social satire based on the 1990s excavation of the paranormal hotspot, the ‘Tsarichina Hole’ (Bulgaria’s Area 51), Triumph marks the final instalment in Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s (The Lesson, Glory) celebrated ‘Newspaper Clippings Trilogy’, starring Julian Vergov, Margita Gosheva and Maria Bakalova.

Director

Kristina Grozeva
Petar Valchanov

Runtime

97 Minutes

Country

Bulgaria, Greece

Classification

Unclassified 15+

Guided by a female psychic, a top-secret Bulgarian military taskforce digs for alien artefacts to change history.

From award-winning Bulgarian co-directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov (The Lesson, Glory) comes the final instalment in their celebrated ‘Newspaper Clippings Trilogy’ – a series of films devoted to sensational real-life news events and the ‘post-communist absurdities of Bulgaria’.

Inspired by the 1990s excavation of the ‘Tsarichina Hole’ (Bulgaria’s Area 51, a purported paranormal hotspot), Triumph follows Colonel Platnikov (Julian Vergov) after he is tasked with leading a top-secret military operation to dig for alien artefacts and return Bulgaria to greatness. Guided by a self-proclaimed, powerful psychic, Pirina (acclaimed Bulgarian actress, Margita Gosheva), top-ranking military officials gather in Western Bulgaria and the alien excavation begins … just as the Colonel’s young daughter, Slava (Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy 3) starts showing signs of telepathic, paranormal promise, shaping the course of the mission.

A taut, darkly comedic social satire that deals with ‘military madness’ and the historic fall-out of Communism, Triumph continues Grozeva and Valchanov’s legacy of bringing stories from their Bulgarian homeland to international audiences.

"Ultimately, the film excels as both a sharp political satire and a testament to Bakalova’s multifaceted talent and potential."

RogerEbert.com

Toronto

Film Credits

Director

Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov

Year

2024

Country

Bulgaria & Greece

Language

Bulgarian

Subtitles

English

Type

Feature & Fiction

Program Strand

World Cinema

Producer

Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou, Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Maria Bakalova & Julian Kostov

Writer

Kristina Grozeva, Decho Taralezhkov & Petar Valchanov

Cinematographer

Krum Rodriguez

Editor

Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Cast

Maria Bakalova, Margita Gosheva, Julian Vergov, Julian Kostov, Stanislav Ganchev & Ivan Savov

Music

Theodore OikonomouIvan

Film Source

Bankside Films Ltd

Genre

Black Comedy, Drama & History

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