Et le bal continue

Bulgarian director Gueorgui Balabanov has been living in France for many years but still closely follows developments in Bulgaria His feature debut The Petrov File written by Oscar winner JeanClaude Carrière presented the countrys political transition through a story beginning in the 1980s and ending in modernday BulgariaThe film is a documentary story about events in Bulgaria in recent years Et le Bal Continue is the directors a brave view of the countrys development its changing values and the consequences for society The film follows the former Soviet satellites joining of the EU with hopes for the American dream deeply embedded in the psyche