Directions
“Bulgaria remains optimistic, mainly because all the realists and pessimists have left”
A road movie set in present day Bulgaria, a country remains optimistic, mainly because all the realists and pessimists have left. At a meeting with his banker, a small business owner, who drives a cab to make ends meet, discovers the bribe he will have to pay to get a loan has doubled. The ethics board that reviewed his complaint about extortion now wants its share of the action. At his wit's end, he shoots the banker and then himself. The incident sparks national debate on talk radio about how despair has taken over civil society. Meanwhile, six taxi drivers and their passengers move through the night, each in hope of finding a brighter way forward.
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Cast
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Ivan Barnev
Vlado
Known for
I Served the King of England
Train
Georgi Kadurin
Popov
Known for
The Order
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner
Borislava Stratieva
Lora
Known for
Absentia
Anna Komandareva
Nikol
No other roles listed
Vasil Banov
Kosta
Known for
Octopus
Stefan Denolyubov
Nikola
Known for
Glory
The Lesson
Troyan Gogov
Petar
Also in
Damascena
Vasil Vasilev-Zueka
Misho
Known for
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner
Julian Vergov
Rumen
Known for
Boyka: Undisputed IV
The Fourth Kind
Gerasim Georgiev
Mitko
Also in
Blaga's Lessons
Полицаите от края на града
Dmitar Banenkin
Manol
No other roles listed
Assen Blatechki
Joro
Known for
The Russian Specialist
Boa vs. Python
Stephan Komandarev Director · Simeon Ventsislavov Writer Vesselin Hristov Cinematographer
First release May 20, 2017 · Produced in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Germany · Production Argo Film, Aktis Film Production
Production
Sektor Film
Production
Argo Film
Production
Aktis Film Production
Production
Sektor Film Skopje
Production
Bulgaria · North Macedonia · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Посоки
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
France · May 20, 2017
Premiere · Bulgarian · Cannes UCR
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 20, 2017 · Theatrical · French
Greece
April 8, 2018 · Theatrical
January 27, 2022 · Digital · Cinobo
Italy
November 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
July 23, 2019 · Physical · DVD
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