Stefan Denolyubov
5 titles
Filmography
5 results

Glory
(2017)Tzanko Petrov, a railroad linesman, finds millions in cash on the train tracks. After turning all the money over to the police, the state celebrates his good deed with a televised press conference and a shiny new wristwatch. Meanwhile, Julia Staikova, head of public relations for the corrupt Ministry of Transport, loses his old watch, which was a cherished family heirloom.

While Aya Was Sleeping
(2016)7-year-old Aya spends a lot of time in the theater where her father, Asen, is an actor. One night at the end of the show, intrigue, betrayal and tension in the company gradually escalate. Asen’s illusions collapse when he finds out that television star Boyan will replace him. Will Asen succeed to rediscover himself with the unreserved support of his wife and the selfless love of his daughter?

The Lesson
(2014)Nadezhda is a high school English teacher near Sofia who also works as a translator to earn extra cash. Stunned by a theft reported by one of her students she is determined to find the culprit and punish him. As events unravel at work, her personal life changes drastically. A bailiff notifies her that the bank is about to seize her house and put it up for auction because of unpaid mortgage payments. Determined to keep her house, she will do everything she can to get the money before it is too late. Her personal and professional life will converge as she wonders, while exhausting all possible options, whether to question the principles she teaches her students.

Liuben
(2024)Set in a Bulgarian mountain village where prejudice simmers, this poetic film from director Venci Kostov follows the summer romance that develops between Victor and Liuben, two young men who come from the same world, but have very different experiences. Credited as the first openly gay film from Bulgaria, ‘Liuben’ tells a heartfelt story of two lovers condemned to be strangers in their own land.

Ashes Over Sun
(2020)A respected surgeon finds himself engulfed in scandal after a patient's suspicious death, while a journalist sets out to uncover the truth.