A film by Valeska Grisebach
In a border town in southeastern Bulgaria, an Archaeologist becomes involved in an illegal trade to help a man with whom she shares a special bond. Embarking on a perilous adventure, she ends up confronting both her own past and her desires.
A Komplizen Film Production in co-production with Valeska Grisebach, Kazak Productions (France), Miramar Film (Bulgaria), Panama Film (Austria), New Matter Films (Germany), ARTE France Cinéma and ZDF/ARTE. In Collaboration with ARTE France.
Veska
Yana Radeva
Said
Syuleyman Letifov
Iliya
Stoicho Kostadinov
Velko
Nikolay Shekerdjiev
Maria
Denislava Yordanova
Tiana
Tiana Georgieva
Written & Directed by
Valeska Grisebach
Co-Author
Lisa Bierwirth
Development Producer
Margarita Kudrina, Henrike Meyer
Director of Photography
Bernhard Keller
Production Design
Sabina Christova
Costume Design
Eka Bichinashvili
Re-Recording Mixer
Kai Tebbel
Sound Design
Atanas Tcholakov
Production Sound
Momchil Bozhkov
Co-Producers
Valeska Grisebach
Jean Christophe Reymond, Amaury Ovise (Kazak Productions)
Mila Voinikova, Ilian Djevelekov (Miramar Film)
Lixi Frank, David Bohun (Panama Film)
Luise Hauschild, Mariam Shatberashvili (New Matter Films)
Producers
Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade (Komplizen Film)
Cannes International Film Festival 2026
Competition - World Premiere