Blaga's Lessons

Bulgarian filmmaker Stephan Komandarev methodically and masterfully constructs a quiet yet relentless and revealing drama about loneliness and moral decay in a society that has forgotten what it means to be human.

Synopsis

An elderly schoolteacher in Bulgaria tries to live with dignity and moral discipline, until a phone scam leaves her without savings and without hope. In her struggle to recover the lost money—and, more importantly, to regain control over her life—she slowly slips into a world she once taught her students to stay away from.