The 11th Grade explained
| 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]
Synopsis
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]
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[6]
- Yana Marinova as Lina
- Nikolai Sotirov as Asen Petrov
- Bashar Rahal as Iván
- Ralitsa Paskaleva as Simona
- Boris Kashev as Biser
- Ioan Lov as Valery
- Veselin Troyanov as Ignat
- Boyka Velkova
- Stanislav Yanevski
- Daria Simeonova
Release
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.
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|
| 2016 | Golden Rose Film Festival | Best Actress | Yana Marinova | | [8] |
| Best Sound | Svetlosar Georgiev | (Tied with "Losers") | |
Sequel
On September 15, 2017, a sequel titled XIIa was released, this time starring Radina Kardzhilova.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Топ 10 на боксофис - За периода от 25.03.2016 до 27.03.2016 . 2023-07-15 . cinefish.bg.
- Web site: 2023-06-20 . "11-и "А" покори родните киносалони, но не бързайте и вие да го гледате - Култура . 2023-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620025007/https://offnews.bg/kultura/11-i-a-pokori-rodnite-kinosaloni-no-ne-barzajte-i-vie-da-go-gledat-626257.html . 2023-06-20 .
- Web site: Daily . Gabrovo . 2017-07-20 . "Кино на поляната" в Русевци с нов български филм . 2023-07-15 . Габрово Daily . bg-BG.
- Web site: СЛАВЕЙКОВ . Площад . 2016-01-22 . Нова стратегия в БГ киното: пускат филмите изневиделица . 2023-07-15 . Площад Славейков . bg-BG.
- Web site: Българска национална филмотека . 2023-07-15 . bnf.bg.
- Web site: 250films.net . 2023-07-15 . 250films.net.
- Web site: Dobroiu . Ștefan . 2015-09-29 . The 33rd Golden Rose Film Festival to kick off on 2 October . 2024-01-18 . Cineuropa.
- Web site: Jeleva . Pavlina . Losers Wins Bulgarian Film Academy Awards - FilmNewEurope.com . 2023-07-15 . www.filmneweurope.com . en-gb.
- Web site: 2017-09-15 . 11А с продължение и нова главна актриса . 2023-07-15 . bulevard.bg.
