- 2017
- Film Movement
- 1 h 41 m
SummaryTsanko Petrov, a railroad worker, finds millions of leva on the train tracks. He decides to turn the money over to the police, for which the state rewards him with a new wristwatch that soon stops working. Meanwhile, Julia Staikova, head of the PR department of the Ministry of Transport, loses Petrov's old watch, a family relic. Here starts his d...
Directed By:Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Written By:Kristina Grozeva, Decho Taralezhkov, Petar Valchanov
Glory
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
83
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
83
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8 Reviews
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Apr 12, 2017
90
The variable incongruities of Glory give it a queasy power uncommon in contemporary cinema. It’s the feel-bad movie of the spring.
Apr 10, 2017
90
Expertly paced, Glory builds to a cleverly staged off-camera climax that perfectly caps everything that has gone before.
Apr 10, 2017
90
Directed with wit and structural precision — there is not a single moment in the film that feels wasted or doesn’t pay off later on — Glory uses two vastly opposing characters (a communications specialist vs. someone who can barely communicate at all) to depict a society riddled with fraud and cruelty.
Apr 10, 2017
80
The film quietly builds to a feeling of inexorable disaster, guided by terrific performances as well as spot-on editing.
Apr 10, 2017
75
It’s so confidently directed and performed that even the obvious bits sink in.
Apr 9, 2017
75
The film's rough-hewn naturalism belies an exquisite sense of pace and a sneaky breed of gallows humor.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
82% Positive
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Nov 11, 2017
9
Stuck in the suffocating world of post-communist Bulgaria, Glory offers us a chance to step into the shoes of those that are tasked with helping the country move forward. It does this by wrapping itself around the life of a common man whose thoughts, ambitions and experiences are at once easily dismissable and deeply poignant and important.
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Sep 8, 2019
5
(Mauro Lanari)
"Something is rotten even in the state of Bulgaria": Shakespeare already knew it, it is known everywhere and since forever; moreover, with a style steeped in sarcasm and realism, the film is lost in a foregone parable in the results and in the performance.
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Production Company:
- Abraxas Film
- Aporia Filmworks
- Graal Films
- Red Carpet
- Screening Emotions
Release Date:Apr 12, 2017
Duration:1 h 41 m
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Awards
Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
Filmski Festival Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
