Sofia's Last Ambulance
7.2
Bumpy are the pot-holed roads of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. Doctor Krassi, nurse Mila and driver Plamen fly over them daily at break-neck speed. Together the three form one of 13 ambulance teams providing assistance to over two million people. They zoom around the city on double shifts from one emergency to the next. Ilian Metev’s camera is not aimed at those in need of help – their dignity remains preserved. He focuses instead upon the rescue team Krassi, Mila and Plamen and their wild rides across the city on a never-ending battle with time – a feat almost impossible without humour. The ambulance team fight against a ramshackle health system with passion, selflessness and sometimes near resignation. Ilian Metlev accompanied the trio for more than two years to find images that make poetry of the human figure and this depiction of reality.
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Cast
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Ilian Metev Director
Budget $286K · United States release February 15, 2013 · Produced in Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany
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Budget
$286,000
Production
Chaconna Films
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Nukleus film
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SIA Advertising
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Impact Partners
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Bulgarian National Film Center
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Croatian Audiovisual Centre
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Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
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Sutor Kolonko
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Bulgaria · Croatia · Germany
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Original title
Последната линейка на София
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
France · May 23, 2012
Theatrical
United States · February 15, 2013
New York Museum of Modern Art
Argentina
April 11, 2013 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Bosnia & Herzegovina
July 12, 2012 · Sarajevo Film Festival
Canada
August 23, 2012 · Montréal World Film Festival
Chile
October 2, 2012 · Valdivia Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2012 · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
November 1, 2012 · CPH:DOX
Germany
February 12, 2013 · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
March 22, 2013 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Iceland
October 4, 2012 · Reykjavik Film Festival
Netherlands
November 23, 2012 · IDFA Festival
Poland
December 9, 2012 · Watch Docs Film Festival
Serbia
January 31, 2013 · European Feature Documentary Film Festival - Belgrade
Sweden
January 27, 2013 · Göteborg International Film Festival
Switzerland
September 27, 2012 · Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 20, 2013 · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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