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THE DREAMED ADVENTURE

Fiction Shortlist 2027 • 2h 43m

DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER
Germany, France, Bulgaria, Austria
2026 | 164 min. | Fiction

In a border town in south-eastern Bulgaria, an archaeologist becomes involved in an illegal trade to help a man with whom she shares a special bond. Embarking on a perilous adventure, she ends up confronting both her own past and her desires.

Directed by: Valeska Grisebach
Written by: Valeska Grisebach, Lisa Bierwirth
Produced by: Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade, Valeska Grisebach, Jean Christophe Reymond, Amaury Ovise, Mila Voinikova, Ilian Djevelekov, Lixi Frank, David Bohun, Mariam Shatberashvili, Luise Hauschild
Cinematography: Bernhard Keller
Editing: Bettina Böhler
Production Design: Sabina Christova
Costume Design: Eka Bichinashvili
Sound: Atanas Tcholakov, Momchil Bozhkov, Kai Tebbel
Casting: Margarita Kudrina
Cast: Yana Radeva (Veska), Syuleyman Letifov (Said), Stoicho Kostadinov (Iliya), Nikolay Shekerdjiev (Velko), Denislava Yordanova (Maria), Tiana Georgieva (Tiana)

Production:
Komplizen Film
http://www.komplizenfilm.de

World Sales:
The Match Factory
https://www.the-match-factory.com/

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