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202372 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Pandemic Response Russia Ukraine

The Last Seagull

202372 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Forty years of charm at Sunny Beach come to a halt as a pandemic leaves Ivan, a 58-year-old Bulgarian man, struggling to make ends meet.

Pandemic Response Russia Ukraine

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Tonislav Hristov

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Forty years of charm at Sunny Beach come to a halt as a pandemic leaves Ivan, a 58-year-old Bulgarian man, struggling to make ends meet.

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Tonislav Hristov

Tonislav Hristovdirector

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Ivan, a 58-year-old man at Sunny Beach resort, struggles to adapt to a quieter life since the pandemic hit. Once a charming figure among female tourists, he now washes cars and windows to survive. Ivan seeks connections with Russian women for EU visas while grappling with his fractured relationship with his adult son in Ukraine. As spring 2022 approaches, he considers ways to reconnect with his estranged son.

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