Life Almost Wonderful tells the story of three brothers who come from a complicated social background. What they have in common is their mother and the surname she gave them – Liliev. With three different fathers, all long absent from their lives, the boys fight for a place under the sun even with their mom no longer alive. The eldest brother, Alexander, is a hairdresser who likes wearing makeup and taking part in hairdressing contests. The middle one, Bozhidar, is a monk living in retreat in a monastery, but sometimes finds it hard to adhere to the holy vows. The youngest, James, is an unemployed bartender who plans to go to Belgium to marry his girlfriend. It’s been five years since their mother passed away and the last remaining family bond they share is an estranged grandmother, their mom’s mom, who they barely know. In an emotional revelation she talks about the men’s youth, her daughter Lily and the hardships they all went through. Despite choosing different paths to go along, surprising as it may seem, Alexander, Bozhidar and James manage to stick together. The world might sometimes be cruel to them but they consider life wonderful. Happiness is still out of reach but not more than a hope away…

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A 16 years old young lady constantly argues with her mother.

A 5 years old little girl’s mother wants to achieve her own unfulfilled dreams through her child.

Why does Mina live with her father? Do Anna and Dimitrina love each other? Can your child win the battle you have lost? What is it to love from here to the sky and back?

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There’s no work and no money…
But there’s amateur culture!

Defying the poverty, the 110-year-old “Chitalishte”- amateur cultural centre is working at full steam, proud of its amateur theatre troupe and its authentic stage with a turntable in the middle. The equipment often breaks down and the turntable refuses to go around, but never mind. “Chitalishte” is the centre of the social life in the town. They hold concerts there, organise exhibitions and run elections campaign. But the big event every year is the Balkan Festival of Amateur Comedy Theatre, Pantomime and Satire. And since there’s never been a theatre without intrigue, real-life stories weave in and out of the lives of two 46-year-old blondes: Krasimira, the Head of the Culture Department – the main person, responsible for the rise of culture in Topolovgrad, and Lyudmilla, a primary school teacher and actress in the amateur troupe. The former is a born winner, the latter a born loser. Two women from both sides of the coin of fortune mix their illusions and dreams with reality through laughter and through tears.

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One day Filina meets Joro, a bohemian, who sings and plays the guitar at the “Echo from the youth” pensioners’ club in Sofia. She falls victim to his charm, but only up to the moment when he introduces her to Lubo, a violin player. Each of these two men has his own philosophy about women, marriage and life – and life’s a thing that happens only once to you. Thus, between the dance floor and parties at home, Filina’s fate will suddenly change, maybe…

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One of them is 53-years-old Lubo with a worn out voice, who can’t sing anymore as good as he could in his youth. That makes him unwanted, because the band doesn’t get a regular sellary and each evening they divide among themselves evenly what they have earned during the day… 38-years old bachelor Todor is another band member, who is looking for the woman of his life, but despite of being blind he’s got high requirements.

Is the band going to get rid of Lubo? Are they going to succeed to go to the Black Sea this year to earn more money? Or they are going to get bankrupt from their travelling, as family-man Sasho fears…

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The next morning he will wake up his children and set off for his hairdressing salon, where he will continue pursuing his dream of winning one day a medal in a competition, of being in the spotlight for once in his life, and enjoying love and recognition.

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