Spain, Bulgaria
Venci D. Kostov

Liuben

FILM INFO

Victor is 27 and lives in Madrid with his partner, Jose. He returns to his childhood home in Bulgaria for his grandfather’s funeral. Reconnecting with the village way of life, he meets Liuben, an 18-year-old Roma boy. Despite their differences, and the conflicts around them, Victor and Liuben find refuge in each other.

Original title
Любен
Country
Spain, Bulgaria
Year
2023
Duration
109 min
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction

DIRECTOR:

Venci D. Kostov

Venci Kostov is a film director whose first short THE SON received the Best Short Film Award at the 17th LesgaiCineMad and the FRAMES Award at FCM-PNR in Madrid, and screened at more than twenty international and domestic festivals, including Palm Springs International Festival, In The Palace International Film Festival, FEST New Directors/New Films, etc. He directs TV series for Canal Sur, Spain and documentaries about the mythical Spanish theatre troupe. He has also directed theatre plays, such as THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN.

La Zaranda, teatro inestable (2020), Through a Boy's Eyes (2018)\

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team

Director
Venci D. Kostov
Screenplay
Venci D. Kostov
Camera
Fran Garcia Vera
Editing
Marta Velasco
Production Design
Music
Sergio de la Puente
Cast
Dimitar Nikolov, Bozhidar Asenov, Dimitar Banenkin
Producer
Antonio Hens, Vanya Rainova, Miguel Torente
Production
Liuben Pelicula, Malas Companias, Portokal, Balance Media Entertainment
World Sales Company
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