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Interview with Stephan Komandarev About “Made in EU”

Interview with Stephan Komandarev About “Made in EU”

Moviebreak Interviews und Festivals vor 8 Monaten

“Fear - of Covid, of war, of anything - is always good for those in power because this is a way to control society.”

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His previous feature Blaga's Lesson won Stephan Komandarev a
Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary as well as being selected as
Bulgaria's entry for the Oscars, the third time the filmmaker
received this recognition. His new drama draws on a real-life case
to expose the human toll of inhumane working conditions and a
ruthless globalized production market. Made in EU follows an
exploited Bulgarian factory worker who becomes the target of public
outrage and systematic scapegoating after being labeled "patient
zero" during the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the theater opening of
his film, Komandarev spoke with Lidanoir about the story's true
foundations, shooting where the actual events took place, and
making cinema with a social conscience.