Silent Observers
6.5
With the population in decline, a traditional way of life is ending in a remote, rundown Bulgarian village. This poetic and at times tragicomic film follows the last remaining inhabitants from the perspective of several domesticated animals. There’s a great deal of attention given to sound, light and movement: an overflowing bucket, sunlight dancing in rustling foliage, the ticking sound of ants on the move, and a cowbell clanging in the wind.
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Eliza Petkova Director · Adam Goodwin Composer Anil Eraslan Composer
First release November 16, 2024 · Produced in Germany, Bulgaria · Production Red Carpet
Production
Wood Water Films
Production
Red Carpet
Production
Germany · Bulgaria
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Languages
Original title
Stille Beobachter
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
Netherlands · November 16, 2024
Premiere · IDFA - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
Germany · December 11, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 4, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Bulgaria
December 15, 2024 · Premiere · Golden Rhyton Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Film Festival
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
Greece
March 14, 2025 · Premiere · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Ukraine
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
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