The Judgment

In a small and poor village in Bulgaria, located close to the border with Turkey and Greece, Mityo loses his job and is forced to accept to work for his former commander in order to keep his house and pay his loans. His job is to smuggle illegal immigrants from Syria through the Bulgarian-Turkish border into the EU.

Since the death of his wife, the relations between Mityo and his son are strained. The revelation of a terrible secret will force Mityo to face the past, in order to regain his internal peace and find forgiveness from his son. 
 

The Judgment
A Film by:   Stephan Komandarev
Bulgarian, Germany, Mazedonia, Croatia  2014
Script:   Stephan Komandarev, Marin Damyanov, Emil
    Spahiyski
Cast:   Assen Blatechki, Ovanes Torosian, Ina Nikolova
Producer:   Katya Trichkova, Polly Guencheva, Alexander
    Ris, Christine Haupt, Boris T. Matic, Vladimir
    Anastrov, Angela Nestrovska
Company:   Argo Film, Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion,
    Sektor Film, Propeler Film
Co-Producer:   CinePlus Filmproduktion
Supported by:   Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard,
    Deutscher Film Förder Fund, Eurimage, MEDIA
    Bulgarian National Film Center, Croatian AV 
    Fund, Macedonian Film Fund
World Sales:   Premium Films
German Distributor:   farbfilm-verleih