The 11th Grade | |
Director: | Georgi D. Kostov |
Starring: | Yana Marinova Nikolai Sotirov Bashar Rahal |
Cinematography: | Emil Topuzov |
Editing: | Georgi D. Kostov Julian Minkov |
Music: | Ventsislav Lalev Svilen Nachev |
Studio: | Korund X |
Distributor: | Nu Boyana Film Studios |
Runtime: | 84 minutes |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Language: | Bulgarian |
Gross: | 697.593 BGN[1] |
The 11th Grade (Bulgarian: XIa) is a 2015 Bulgarian comedy-drama film directed by Georgi D. Kostov (in his directorial debut) and written by Nikolay Kolev.[2] Starring Yana Marinova, Nikolai Sotirov and Bashar Rahal.[3]
Lina is a former dancesport competitor who starts working as a literature teacher at an elite metropolitan high school. However, she will go to war with the upper class students, especially with Simona and Natalia, who go to school mainly for the pleasure of making life miserable for their poor teachers.[4] [5]
The actors participating in this film are:[6]
It had its world premiere on 8 October 2015, at the Golden Rose Film Festival.[7] It was commercially released on 29 January 2016, in Bulgarian theaters.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Golden Rose Film Festival | Best Actress | Yana Marinova | [8] | |
Best Sound | Svetlosar Georgiev | (Tied with "Losers") |
On September 15, 2017, a sequel titled XIIa was released, this time starring Radina Kardzhilova.[9]