Footsteps in the Sand
8.2
At the airport, Slavi tells his life's story to a young customs officer. As children, Nelly promises Slavi to marry him. The two teenagers are passionately in love with each other but after some time Nelly falls in love with another guy. Slavi takes up drinking and gets into trouble with the Bulgarian militia (police) because of his family background. This is when he decides to defect to the West. After staying at a refugee camp in Austria and another desperate love, he sets out to the United States. There Slavi makes some new friends who help him buy a truck. He hits the roads of America, where he comes across an Indian who sells him an arrow. The vender tells him this amulet will bring his love back. Eventually, Slavi comes back to Bulgaria, where communism has collapsed. His beloved Nelly lives alone with her daughter. One day Slavi meets her again...
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Cast
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Ivan Barnev
Slavi
Known for
I Served the King of England
Train
Yana Titova
Nelly
Known for
Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness
Assen Blatechki
Tinsmith
Known for
The Russian Specialist
Boa vs. Python
Carla Rahal
Vera
Also in
Rats
Mission London
Velko Kanev
Custom Officer
Also in
A Nameless Band
All for Love
Bashar Rahal
Hanny
Known for
Security
Whiteout
Labina Mitevska
Yoana
Known for
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya
Before the Rain
Ivaylo Hristov Director · Emil Christov Cinematographer Kevork Aslanyan Editor
First release July 1, 2010 · Produced in Bulgaria · Languages Bulgarian, English
Production
Pro Films
Production
Nu Boyana Film Studios
Production
NFC
Production
Bulgaria
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Original title
Стъпки в пясъка
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian · English
Release dates
Russia · July 1, 2010
Theatrical
Bulgaria · January 28, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
June 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 9, 2013 · Theatrical
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