RED ADMIRAL

Bulgaria |
2022 |
22 мин.

Script: Marin Rangelov
Director: Marin Rangelov
Cinematography: Mladen Minev
Music: Henri Salonen

Cast: Lora Hristova, Kaloyan Minev, Marin Rangelov, Mario Gyurov, Ivan Paskov

Production: Hatch Pictures – Marin Rangelov
Co-production: New Side Productions – Kaloyan Minev
Supported by the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria, Nu Boyana Film Studios, New Bulgarian University, Grand Hotel Velingrad, Eat&Go Sandwiches, Transformers

A girl forced to work as a prostitute is booked for the night by an influential mobster. This encounter puts her in a life-or-death situation, and it is up to her alone to find a way out and save herself.

Festivals & Awards: Best Thriller Short Winner, 2023 World Indie Film Award; Best Actress Winner, 2022 IFF Robinson Film Awards, Italy; Semi-Finalist at the 2023 Paris ISF; official selection: 2023 In the Palace ISFF, Bulgaria

Marin Rangelov graduated in Acting for Drama Theatre from the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, in the last class of Prof. Stefan Danailov. He then acquired two MA degrees, in Film Directing and Producing Film and Television, at New Bulgarian University. Rangelov made his directing, screenwriting, and producing debut with the award-winning short film Red Admiral, inspired by true stories.