Taríka

Tarika

Ali and his tween daughter Tarika live peacefully, but isolated, from their community in rural Bulgaria. Tarika has started developing ‘butterfly wings’, a bone condition she inherited from her mother and which for a long time has been a source of superstition in the village. Ali rejects invasive procedures and will do anything to protect his daughter when their small town’s intolerance turns dangerous. A father’s protective instincts towards his daughter clash with his town’s bigoted and reactionary beliefs, in this beautifully shot drama with supernatural touches. (Diana Cipriano, BFI London Film Festival)

Director's Filmography (Selection)
Taríka (2024) - Nanouk (2018) - Otchuzhdenie (Alienation, 2013)
European Panorama Fiction 2025
Milko Lazarov
Bulgaria / Germany / Luxembourg 2024
color
86 minutes
Bulgarian / Greek
OV with English subtitles

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Screenplay Milko Lazarov, Ekaterina Churilova, Simeon Ventsislavov
Cinematography Kaloyan Bozhilov
Editing Veselka Kiryakova
Sound/Sounddesign Johannes Hampel
Music Penka Kouneva
With Vesela Valcheva, Zahary Baharov, Marko Nokov, Ivan Savov, Ivan Barnev, Mimoza Bazova
Producer(s) Veselka Kiryakova, Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bady Minck, Simon Ofenloch
Production
Red Carpet Films, 42film, Amour Fou, ZDF/Arte
World Sales
Films Boutique
Additional Credits
Szenenbild - Ivaylo Petrov Kostüm - Kiril Naumov Maske - Emilie Franco Sound Design - Florian Marquardt Mischtonmeister - Florian Marquardt
Trailer
Website
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
BFI London Film Festival 2024
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