Footsteps in the Sand (2010)

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Footsteps in the Sand on IMDb 8.3/10 1,346 votes

Released:
2010-07-01

Overview:
At the airport, Slavi tells his life's story to a young customs officer. As children, Nelly promises Slavi to marry him. The two teenagers are passionately in love with each other but after some time Nelly falls in love with another guy. Slavi takes up drinking and gets into trouble with the Bulgarian militia (police) because of his family background. This is when he decides to defect to the West. After staying at a refugee camp in Austria and another desperate love, he sets out to the United States. There Slavi makes some new friends who help him buy a truck. He hits the roads of America, where he comes across an Indian who sells him an arrow. The vender tells him this amulet will bring his love back. Eventually, Slavi comes back to Bulgaria, where communism has collapsed. His beloved Nelly lives alone with her daughter. One day Slavi meets her again...

Director:
Ivaylo Hristov

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Ivan Barnev
    as
    Slavi
  • Yana Titova
    as
    Nelly
  • Assen Blatechki
    as
    Tinsmith
  • Carla Rahal
    as
    Vera
  • Velko Kanev
    as
    Custom Officer