Warden of the Dead

Athirteen-year-old kid lives and works in a cemetery.The cemetery is his whole life, and growing up with the dead instills in him an obsession and respect for death. His friends depend on him: an unhappy old man, a former political prisoner yearning for death and a makeup artist for the deceased, a former artist who dreams of painting a masterpiece. Bringing people together or helping them die, the boy has only one aim – to make them happy.
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Script: Ilian Simeonov
Cinematography: Dimitar Gotchev
Editing: Svetlana Kirilova
Music: Theodosy Spassov
Actors: Itzhak Fintzi (the old man), Samuel Fintzi (the artist), Diana Dobreva (Maria), Vladimir Georgiev (the boy)
Production: Camera Ltd.
Producers: Dimitar Gotchev
Co-production: Adcom Ltd.
Art Direction: Kolio Karamfilov
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Bulgaria
Production Year: 2006
Duration: 105

Ilian Simeonov

He was born in 1963. In 1992 he graduated from the National Film Academy of Sofia with a Master’s degree in Film Directing. His films have won awards at National and European film festivals. Currently he is a lector at the National Film Academy of Sofia.

Filmography

1991 Prayer for Baical Lake (doc.)
1993 Border (co-direction: Christian Nochev)
1997 I Have an Idea (doc.)
1998 Sombrero Blues (TV)
2001 Rage (TV)
2006 Pazachut na murtvite/Warden of the Dead