''The Boy Turns Man'' ( bg, Момчето си отива / ''Momcheto si otiva'') is a

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film released in

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, directed by

Lyudmil Kirkov Lyudmil Kirkov ( bg, Людмил Кирков, 14 December 1933 – 12 December 1995) was a Bulgarian film director and actor. Kirkov was among the prominent Bulgarian film and theatre directors from the last decades of the 20th century. He ...

, starring

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, Philip Trifonov,

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and Sashka Bratanova. The movie tells the story of Ran (Trifonov) and his schoolmates, the graduates at the high school in a small town. During the last days as a schoolboy, Ran thinks on the possible roads of the life while walking on the streets of his hometown as if for the last time. Three different women are involved in these moments of quest, consideration and valedictory meetings. The film received a broad critical acclaim and turned into one of the classics of the Bulgarian cinematography. The song "''People and Streets''" from the soundtrack to the movie, performed by

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and Boris Godjunov, became one of the most popular songs of the Bulgarian variety. A sequel, named ''

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'', was released in 1976 directed again by Lyudmil Kirkov.

Cast

as Tinka (confectionery' saleswoman) * Philip Trifonov as Ran *

as Tinka's husband * Sashka Bratanova as Mariana (Ran' classmate) * Anton Karastoyanov as the managing editor Kamenov * Vasil Popov as the painter Atsata * Elena Raynova as the singer Neli Yordanova *

Evstati Stratev Evstati Stratev ( bg, Евстати Стратев) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor born in 1934, deceased in 1984. He is best known for the colourful supporting characters that he portrayed in the Bulgarian cinema, until his untimely deat ...

as the Ran's father * Hristina Ruseva as the Ran's mother *

Nikola Todev Nikola Todev ( bg, Никола Тодев, ; 13 June 1928 – 30 March 1991) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian theater and film actor. Todev is best known with his performances of characteristict types most notably the village mayor in ''The Hare ...

as the traffic policeman * Katya Chukova as the headmaster *Nikolay Lambrev *Mihail Botevski *Valentin Gadzhokov *Krasimir Katsarov * Georgi Minchev

References

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External links

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''The Boy Turns Man''
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