Bulgarian Lovers

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Bulgarian Lovers

R,

2003,

1h 41m,

Comedy/

Drama

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53%

17 Reviews

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35%

500+ Ratings

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53%

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17 Reviews

35%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

Graying Spaniard Daniel (Fernando Guillén Cuervo) has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel shares a night with handsome Bulgarian émigré Kyril (Dritan Biba), he finds himself consumed with an insatiable lust for the charismatic foreigner. But, as their relationship takes shape, Daniel's latest conquest reveals his own manipulative tendencies.

Joe Brown

San Francisco Chronicle

Sep 10, 2004

2/4

Well acted, and its Faustian dynamic of mutual exploitation would be absorbing enough, but as Kyril draws Daniel into ever shadier situations, the film loses its tone and devolves into absurd political farce.

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

Jun 25, 2004

2/4

Slightly better than some recent skin-deep gay- and lesbian-themed movies.

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Charles Ealy

Dallas Morning News

Jun 10, 2004

B+

Shows that Mr. De la Iglesia's long absence hasn't dulled his sense of stylish, cinematic storytelling.

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Jan 4, 2007

Has a verbal wit and tang to it, which set it quite above most gay film fare in literary terms.

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

Nov 4, 2004

3/5

cold and calculating, but it's a life

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Aug 21, 2004

1/4

...hackneyed and dull...

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Eloy de la Iglesia

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Daniel

Dritan Biba

Kyril

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Synopsis

Graying Spaniard Daniel (Fernando Guillén Cuervo) has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel shares a night with handsome Bulgarian émigré Kyril (Dritan Biba), he finds himself consumed with an insatiable lust for the charismatic foreigner. But, as their relationship takes shape, Daniel's latest conquest reveals his own manipulative tendencies.

Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Producer: Eduardo Campoy, Jesús García Ciordia, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Pedro Olea
Screenwriter: Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Eloy de la Iglesia, Eduardo Mendicutti
Distributor: CARTEL
Production Co: Altube Filmeak S.L
Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Some Drug Use|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 13, 2003, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 19, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $59.4K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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