28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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Sofia‘s Last Ambulance

Sofia‘s Last Ambulance

director: Ilian Metev
original title: Poslednata lineika na Sofia
country: Bulgaria, Germany, Croatia
year: 2012
running time: 75 min.

synopsis

The work of a doctor, nurse, and driver on a 48-hour shift in one of Sofia’s 13 ambulances looks like a quixotic endeavour. The Bulgarian capital has a million and a half inhabitants, but low salaries in healthcare have led to a decline in the number of people who should be saving people’s lives. A case study of emotionally raw moments faced by the emergency medical team and its patients, in which we experience joy, disillusionment, fear, hopeless, and pleasure practically at the same time.

more about film

director: Ilian Metev
producer: Ingmar Trost, Siniša Juričić, Dimitar Gotchev
script: Ilian Metev
Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Creative Europe Media
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms