Heights
7.7
“Everyone wants to live”
One of the most ambitious Bulgarian projects in recent years, Heights is an adaptation of Milen Ruskov's novel of the same name, published in 2011. The film explores the Bulgarian realities of the 1870s a few years before the war, that would liberate the country from the Ottoman occupation. Directed by Victor Bojinov and adapted by Neli Dimitrova, the story follows Gicho a young man in a revolutionary group led by Dimitar Obshti, a real-life revolutionary fighting against the Turks. After a successful train robbery Obshti entrust Gicho with a special mission: to deliver a letter to Vasil Levski, the country's most famous freedom fighter, now considered hero and dubbed The Apostle of Freedom.
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Cast
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Aleksandar Aleksiev
Gicho
Known for
I Spit on Your Grave 2
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Paraskeva Djukelova
Known for
The Abandoned
Hristo Petkov
Known for
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Black Lotus
Kiril Efremov
Known for
Undisputed III: Redemption
Vassil Mihajlov
Known for
Assassin's Bullet
Phillip Avramov
Also in
Letter to America
Uncle Claus
Antonio Dimitrievski
Also in
Maxim
Year of The Monkey
Malin Krastev
Also in
Stonehearst Asylum
The Good Driver
Stoyan Doychev
Asencho
Also in
In the Heart of the Machine
Blaga's Lessons
Viktor Bozhinov Director · Neli Dimitrova Writer Milen Ruskov Writer
Worldwide gross $1.3M · First release November 10, 2017 · Produced in Bulgaria, North Macedonia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,300,000
Production
Dream Factory Macedonia
Production
Serpentine
Production
Bulgarian National Film Center
Production
All Stars In
Production
Bulfilm
Production
Bulgarian National Television
Production
Bulgaria · North Macedonia
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Languages
Original title
Възвишение
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
Bulgaria · November 10, 2017
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Ukraine
September 9, 2024 · Premiere · OKO International Etnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
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