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North American premiere
for the demonic duo's "CAT IN THE WALL"
@SXSW Film Festival

SXSW screening dates
Sunday, March 15 at 5:15 PM, Alamo Ritz 2
Tuesday, March 17 at 11:15 AM, Alamo Lamar C
Thursday, March 19 at 4:00 PM, Alamo Ritz 2

Directed by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova
Produced by Activist 38, Glasshead Ltd, Ici et Là
92 min, Colour, Bulgaria/UK/France, 2019
Language English 75%, Bulgarian 25%
DCP 1:85 ratio, Sound 5:1

This comedy-drama set on a southeast London council estate is riven by social and economic divisions and threatened by the all-consuming force of gentrification. Irina, a Bulgarian woman lives there with her small son and her brother. The lift serves as a toilet, the multi-cultural residents exchange shouts rather than pleasantries, and an expensive refurbishment is undesired but must be paid for. And in the midst of this: an apparently owner-less cat, that has had enough of the heated atmosphere, barricades itself ‘in the wall’, requiring the residents to collaborate.

“Cat in the Wall” is an arresting critique of society; a whirlpool of emotions from despair to joie de vivre conveyed by strongly defined characters. This heart-warming tale, based on true events, is this year’s equivalent of director Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake”.

After its world premiere in Locarno the main competition, “CAT IN THE WALL” has been screened at Sarajevo Film Festival, Valladolid, Cairo, Thessaloniki, Black Night Tallinn and many more yet to be announced. The film got the FIPRESCI Prize at the Warsaw Film Festival’19, and the best Bulgarian debut film at the Golden Rose Festival’19. It achieved first place in Screen International’s selection of 10 summer festival hits. The film has sold all rights to a bunch of European distributors so far.

The filmmakers:
The animator Mina Mileva and the actress Vesela Kazakova, and their company activist38, are well known in the European film industry for the social and political focus in their work. Their films have prestigious selections and awards and are shown on ARTE, HBO, Al Jazeera and other TV networks. They have directed and produced subversive documentaries, which, according to Variety act as “rare gadflies whose sting is causing a massive allergic reaction on the thin skin of Bulgaria’s filmmaking elite”. Vesela and Mina suffered institutional harassment in Bulgaria and a local MP from the former Communist Party nicknamed them the ‘Demonic Duo’.

As their fiction debut “CAT IN THE WALL” travels to festivals, their next project “Women do cry” has been awarded top prize at Trieste’s When East Meets West (WEMW) co-production market.

Both directors will be on spot and available for interviews from March 11 to 18.
To arrange an interview please write to: mina@activist38.com and vesela@activist38.com

Further information

Worldsales handled by Coccinelle Film Sales
coccinellefilm.com
Website: coccinellefilm.com/catalog/cat-in-the-wall/
FB: facebook.com/CATINTHEWALLfilm/

Selected Press reviews

“Terrific comedy-drama from a Bulgarian directing duo is set on an East London council estate.” Wendy Ide review, Screen International, UK
screendaily.com/reviews/cat-in-the-wall-sarajevo-review/5142133.article

“What’s particularly striking is the authenticity of British working class voices, something that UK cinema sometimes struggles to get right.” Screen international, UK - 11 breakout films from the summer festivals
screendaily.com/features/11-breakout-films-from-the-summer-festivals/5142148.article

“Light-hearted bit of social realism, piqued by dark humour. “
Meredith Taylor review, Filmuforia, UK
shar.es/aXu51J

“Two filmmakers bring a surprisingly new perspective to the well-known analytical structure of British social cinema.” Michael Sennhauser, German language review, Switzerland
sennhausersfilmblog.ch/2019/08/15/locarno-19-cat-in-the-wall-von-mina-mileva-and-vesela-kazakova-wettbewerb/

“Arresting critique of society; a whirlpool of emotions conveyed by strongly defined characters.” Maximum Cinema, Germany - Best Of #Locarno72
maximumcinema.ch/best-of-locarno72-das-waren-unsere-highlights-am-locarno-filmfestival-2019

“Fearless in their ideas about gentrification, class, migration, Brexit and more, Mileva and Kazakova continue paving their career as mavericks.” Matilde Henrot, Locarno film festival
locarnofestival.ch/pardo/pardo-live/today-at-festival/2019/day-9/ci-cat-in-the-wall.html


Worldsales handled by Coccinelle Film Sales
coccinellefilm.com

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