Godless (film)

2016 Bulgarian drama film

This article is about the 2016 Bulgarian film. For the 2023 Australian film, see Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism.

Godless

Film poster

Bulgarian| Безбог
Directed by| Ralitza Petrova [bg]
Written by| Ralitza Petrova
Produced by| Rossitsa Valkanova
Starring|

* Irena Ivanova
* Ivan Nalbantov

Cinematography|

* Krum Rodriguez
* Chayse Irvin

Edited by|

* Donka Ivanova
* Ralitza Petrova

Production
companies

* KLAS Film
* Snowglobe
* Alcatraz Films
* Film Factory
* Aporia Filmworks

Distributed by| Heretic Outreach

Release date

* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) (Locarno)

Running time

| 95 minutes;[1] 99 minutes[2]
Countries|

* Bulgaria
* Denmark
* France[1]

Language| Bulgarian

Godless (Bulgarian: Безбог, romanized: Bezbog) is a 2016 Bulgarian drama film directed by Ralitza Petrova [bg].[1] It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

## Cast

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* Irena Ivanova as Gana
* Ventzislav Konstantinov as Aleko
* Ivan Nalbantov as Yoan
* Dimitar Petkov as The Judge
* Alexandr Triffonov as Pavel

## Accolades and awards

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Godless won the prestigious Golden Leopard at the 2016 Locarno International Film Festival; Irena Ivanova also won the best actress award at Locarno for the film.[3]

At the Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2016, Godless won the Special Jury Prize (an award of 10,000 €) and Ivanova won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress (an award of 2.500 €).[4]

At the 2016 Golden Rose National Film Festival in Varna, Godless won the top prize—the Golden Rose Award—as well as the prizes for best director (Petrova), best actress (Ivanova) and best actor (Nalbantov); Krum Rodriguez was awarded the prize for best cinematography for both Godless and Glory.[5]

At the Reykjavík International Film Festival in September–October 2016, Godless won the top prize (the Golden Puffin).[6][7] At the 2016 Warsaw Film Festival, Godless won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Debut from Eastern Europe.[8] At the 2016 Mumbai Film Festival, Godless won the Silver Gateway award (at the international competition).[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Jay Weissberg (6 September 2016). "Locarno Film Review: 'Godless'". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. ^ a b "Godless". TIFF. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
3. ^ Ariston Anderson (13 August 2016). "Locarno Film Fest: 'Godless' Wins Golden Leopard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
4. ^ Tom Grater (20 August 2016). "'Album' takes top prize at Sarajevo Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
5. ^ Pavlina Jeleva (26 September 2016). "FNE at Golden Rose FF 2016: Prize Winners". Film New Europe. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
6. ^ Wendy Mitchell (10 October 2016). "'Godless' triumphs at Reykjavik fest". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
7. ^ "Godless winner of The Golden Puffin". Reykjavik International Film Festival. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
8. ^ Tina Poglajen (17 October 2016). "Malaria, Heartstone, Toril and others recognised at 32nd Warsaw Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
9. ^ Naman Ramachandran (27 October 2016). "'Diamond Island,' 'Lady of the Lake' Win Mumbai Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

## External links

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* Official website
* Godless at IMDb

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Golden Leopard winning films

1946–1975|

* And Then There Were None (1946)
* Man About Town (1947)
* Germany, Year Zero (1948)
* The Farm of Seven Sins (1949)
* When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
* Hunted (1952)
* Julius Caesar (1953)
* The Composer Glinka (1953)
* The Glass Wall (1953)
* Prince Bayaya (1954)
* Gate of Hell (1954)
* Wild Fruit (1954)
* Rotation (1954)
* The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
* Carmen Jones (1955)
* The Emperor's Nightingale (1955)
* Il Grido (1957)
* Ten North Frederick (1958)
* Killer's Kiss (1959)
* Il bell'Antonio (1960)
* Fires on the Plain (1961)
* The Winner (1962)
* Transport from Paradise (1963)
* Black Peter (1964)
* Four in the Morning (1965)
* Courage for Every Day (1966)
* Entranced Earth (1967)
* The Visionaries (1968)
* Charles, Dead or Alive (1969)
* Those Who Wear Glasses (1969)
* Three Sad Tigers (1969)
* No Path Through Fire (1969)
* Lilika (1970)
* Mujo (1970)
* Soleil O (1970)
* End of the Road (1970)
* On the Point of Death (1971)
* They Have Changed Their Face (1971)
* The Friends (1971)
* Private Road (1971)
* Znaki na drodze (1971)
* Bleak Moments (1972)
* The Illumination (1973)
* Tűzoltó utca 25. (1974)
* The Son of Amir Is Dead (1975)

1976–2000|

* The Big Night (1976)
* Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison (1977)
* The Idlers of the Fertile Valley (1978)
* The Herd (1979)
* To Love the Damned (1980)
* Chakra (1981)
* The Princess (1983)
* Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
* Alpine Fire (1985)
* Jezioro Bodeńskie (1986)
* O Bobo (1987)
* Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
* Schmetterlinge (1988)
* Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)
* Accidental Waltz (1990)
* Johnny Suede (1991)
* Autumn Moon (1992)
* The Place on a Grey Tricorne (1993)
* Khomreh (1994)
* Raï (1995)
* Nénette et Boni (1996)
* The Mirror (1997)
* Mr. Zhao (1998)
* Skin of Man, Heart of Beast (1999)
* Father (2000)

2001–present|

* Off to the Revolution by a 2CV (2001)
* The Longing (2002)
* Khamosh Pani (2003)
* Private (2004)
* Nine Lives (2005)
* Das Fräulein (2006)
* The Rebirth (2007)
* Parque via (2008)
* She, a Chinese (2009)
* Winter Vacation (2010)
* Back to Stay (2011)
* The Girl from Nowhere (2012)
* Story of My Death (2013)
* From What Is Before (2014)
* Right Now, Wrong Then (2015)
* Godless (2016)
* Mrs. Fang (2017)
* A Land Imagined (2018)
* Vitalina Varela (2019)
* Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021)
* Regra 34 (2022)
* Critical Zone (2023)
* Toxic (2024)

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