''Footsteps in the Sand'' ( bg, Стъпки в пясъка) is a 2010 Bulgarian drama film directed by
Ivaylo Hristov
Ivaylo (died 1281), also spelled Ivailo ( bg, Ивайло), was a rebel leader who ruled briefly as tsar of Bulgaria. In 1277, he spearheaded a peasant uprising and forced the Bulgarian nobility to accept him as emperor. He reigned as emperor fr ...
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Plot
Slavi (
Ivan Barnev
Ivan Barnev ( bg, Иван Бърнев; born 15 July 1973) is a Bulgarian actor. He is best known for his performance as Jan Dítě in ''I Served the King of England'' (2006), as well as his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Kristina Groze ...
) once believed to have found true love in Nelly (
Yana Titova). When he realizes that his girlfriend is in love with another man, he drowns his sorrows in alcohol, gets into conflict with the government and eventually runs away from Bulgaria. This is the start of a year-long odyssey that takes him halfway around the world: from a refugee camp in Austria to the streets of New York and the Utah desert. There he meets a Native American who gives him an amulet, which he can win back his love. Slavi returns to Bulgaria and indeed he meets Nelly.
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2010 films
2010 drama films
Bulgarian drama films
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