My Mate Manchester United
Director Stefan Valdobrev
Countries Bulgaria
Duration 57 min
Synopsis
Following the quest of a man's awkward dream to be named after his favorite football club, the film director brings us close to a bg builder and his memorable mates, and creates a moving portrait of contemporary BG with its bewildered and confused people, so disappointed by the life in the country that they migrate to their own substitute reality. The journey starts in Svishtov, a small town on the bank of the river Danube, tells the story of the protagonist's struggle with the authorities, leads us all the way to Old Trafford Stadium, where he meets his iol, the Manchester United top-striker Dimitar Berbatov, and ends up back home, raising questions about identity, about who we are and who we want to be.
Following the quest of a man's awkward dream to be named after his favorite football club, the film director brings us close to a bg builder and his memorable mates, and creates a moving portrait of contemporary BG with its bewildered and confused people, so disappointed by the life in the country that they migrate to their own substitute reality. The journey starts in Svishtov, a small town on the bank of the river Danube, tells the story of the protagonist's struggle with the authorities, leads us all the way to Old Trafford Stadium, where he meets his iol, the Manchester United top-striker Dimitar Berbatov, and ends up back home, raising questions about identity, about who we are and who we want to be.