2019
Finland, Denmark, Bulgaria
26 min
Color
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.
Director
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.