Dimitar Nikolov

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.

Would you dare to jump if there were water?', insecure teenager Alexander asks the boy he admires, who stands on a diving board in the middle of the beach. Cautiously dancing, they approach each other.

A troubled young girl meets a charismatic young man who calls himself a fallen angel-Lucifer, sent to guide her. He gives her the strength to break free and find her own path, but in return, she must kill a powerful American televangelist.