XIIa

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XIIa
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Directed byMagdalena Ralcheva
Written byNikolay Kolev
Produced by
  • David Varod
  • Tatyana von Pedersen
  • Aleksandar Zdravkov
Starring
  • Radina Kardzhilova
  • Darin Angelov
CinematographyEmil Topuzov
Edited byVictoria Radoslavova
Music byDimitar Tashkov
Production
companies
  • Pink and Ginger
  • XIIa
Distributed byA Plus Films
Release dates
  • 20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)(Cannes)
  • 15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)(Bulgaria)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryBulgaria
LanguageBulgarian
Box office$266,664 [1]

XIIa is a 2017 Bulgarian comedy-drama film directed by Magdalena Ralcheva and written by Nikolay Kolev. [2] Starring Radina Kardzhilova and Darin Angelov, it is the sequel to the 2015 film XIa . [3]

Contents

Synopsis

Lina returns to school after a one-year break to teach literature to a class full of headstrong teenagers. At home, the situation is no better. Lina separates from her cheating husband and is constantly bullied by her domineering mother, and her son is mistreated by his classmates. At times, the tension reaches extreme limits and Lina is on the verge of collapsing.

Cast

Production

Nikolay Kolev wrote the screenplay as a sequel to XIa . Producer David Varod assembled a new ensemble cast different from the one featured in XIa and sought out a new school location for filming. [4]

Principal photography began on 21 October 2016 in Sofia, and lasted 20 days. [4] [5]

Release

The film had its world premiere on 20 May 2017 at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. [6] It was commercially released on 15 September 2017 in Bulgarian theaters. [7]

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