BALKAN DOX

The Magic Life of V

Veeran maaginen elämä

Finland, Denmark, Bulgaria
2019 — 26' / Color

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Synopsis

A young woman, called Veera, haunted by her childhood traumas is trying to become more independent through live-role-playing. As she guides herself and her mentally disabled brother through the world of multiple roles and identities, witches and wizards, she finally finds the courage to face the demons of her own
past; namely their abusive father.

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Director Biography

Tonislav Hristov was born in Vraza, Bulgaria in 1978. He studied engineering at the Technical University of Ruse. In 2003 he moved to Helsinki, Finland and started to study film. THE MAGIC LIFE OF V is his sixth feature-length documentary.

Director

Tonislav Hristov

Producer

Kaarle Aho

Kai Nordberg

Editor

Anne Jünemann

Tonislav Hristov

Sound

Jaques Pedersen