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Movie Info

Taxi drivers share stories from their night shift.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Bulgarian
Director:

Stephan Komandarev
Producer:

Vladimir Anastasov, Stephan Komandarev, Angela Nestorovska, Katya Trichkova
Writer:

Stephan Komandarev, Simeon Ventsislavov
Runtime:

1h 43m
Production Co:

Argo Film, Sektor Film Skopje

Cast & Crew

Vasil Banov
Kosta

Ivan Barnev
Vlado

Assen Blatechki
Joro

Stefan Denolyubov
Nikola

Dobrin Dosev
Andrei

Gerasim Georgiev
Mitko

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Critic Reviews for Directions

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (11)

No one actor appears onscreen for very long, but each performs with such intensity that the movie feels like one long, continuous scream.

April 16, 2020 | Full Review…

Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
Plays more like a series of shorts of variable quality rather than a coherent whole. Still, Komandarev's empathy for people struggling to survive as best they can is palpable and admirable.

June 6, 2017 | Full Review…

Leslie Felperin
Hollywood Reporter
A series of cab rides in nighttime Sofia give a well-observed impression of Bulgarian society in Stephan Komandarev's film.

May 31, 2017 | Full Review…

Jessica Kiang
Variety
Directions is a strong, angry and artistic work. ... Komandarev's film is unusual in that it deliberately sets out to rip the mask off Eastern European reality.

February 11, 2021 | Full Review…

David Walsh
World Socialist Web Site
A cleverly constructed piece of low-budget filmmaking, Directions punches well above its weight. Sometimes funny, sometimes suspenseful, sometimes heartrendingly bleak, it's a smart way to explore a city and human behaviour.

February 22, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film
Wild stories that leaves bitter taste. [Full Review in Spanish]

December 4, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Phillipp Engel
Fotogramas
Directions presents a panorama of widespread corruption. [Full Review in Spanish]

December 4, 2017 | Full Review…

Javier Ocaña
El Pais (Spain)
A sad, sordid tale of neorealist breath, oxygenated with flashes of humor, moving humanity and willful hope. {Full Review in Spanish]

December 4, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Alberto Bermejo
El Mundo (Spain)
A bleak insight into modern-day Bulgaria.

June 1, 2017 | Full Review…

Dan Fainaru
Screen International
The film flows with a dizzying rhythm although the moral burden and certain underlings conspire a bit against the end result. [Full review in Spanish]

May 31, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Diego Batlle
Otroscines.com
[The director] exposes, with certainty, the foundational dynamics of the film in the treatment of justice, violence and revenge. [Full review in Spanish]

May 31, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Alberto Sáez Villarino
El antepenúltimo mohicano