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Adio, Rio
Stoev, a talented architect is working in Rio de Janeiro. All along the design stages, Stoev's understanding has been that he would be going together with his assistant architect. However, the company chief secretly decides to change the terms and go instead of the assistant, threatening Stoev to cancel the whole deal if he doesn't comply. Stoev is left with the dilemma to betray a colleague and friend, or to miss the greatest opportunity in his career. When Stoev is about to choose the former, a mysterious dead body appears in his life.
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Stoev, a talented architect is working in Rio de Janeiro. All along the design stages, Stoev's understanding has been that he would be going together with his assistant architect. However, the company chief secretly decides to change the terms and go instead of the assistant, threatening Stoev to cancel the whole deal if he doesn't comply. Stoev is left with the dilemma to betray a colleague and friend, or to miss the greatest opportunity in his career. When Stoev is about to choose the former, a mysterious dead body appears in his life.
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Genre:Drama, Horror, Comedy
Written By:Ivan Andonov, Marko Stojchev
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Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Boyana Film
Cast
Ivan Andonov
Director
Filip Trifonov
Architect Stoev
Vania Tzvetkova
Lena, Stoev's wife
Petar Popyordanov
Chocho, Trainee investigator
Georgi Mamalev
Professor Popruskov
Nikola Rudarov
the managing director
Georgi Rusev
Bay Slavi, the neighbour
Natalia Dontcheva
Vera, the Daughter
Nadya Todorova
Бookseller
Latinka Petrova
Neda
Ventsislav Iliev
The corpse
Katya Chukova
Dochka
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