''Advantage'' (, translit. Avantazh) is a 1977 Bulgarian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Georgi Djulgerov Georgi Djulgerov () is a Bulgarian film director, screenwriter, producer and professor at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Career Djulgerov was born in Burgas, Bulgaria, on 30 September 1943. After graduating from the Gerasimov ...

. It was entered into the

28th Berlin International Film Festival The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the firs ...

, where Djulgerov won the

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director () is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition ...

. Cinema, State Socialism and Society in the Soviet Union and Eastern ... 1317818725 Sanja Bahun, John Haynes - 2014 A good example of the subversive nature of films, one that also exemplifies the new popularity of the cinéma vérité model, is director Georgi Djulgerov's Advantage (Avantazh, 1977). This extraordinarily ambitious film is based on the real-life story of social outcast and recidivist Lazar 86 Evgenija Garbolevsky.

Cast

Rousy Chanev Rousy Chanev () (born 18 September 1945) is a Bulgarian actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1966. He starred in the 1977 film ''Advantage (film), Advantage'', which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival where it won t ...

- Petela * Plamen Donchev - Gerchev * Maria Statoulova - Roumiana * Plamena Getova - Gela * Radosveta Vassileva - Uchitelkata * Dimitr Ganev - Lyubo * Veljo Goranov - Palikamara *

Diana Chelebieva Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...

- Keranka * Stefan Popov - Zordan * Mariana Krumova - Kradlata na znameto * Valcho Kamarashev - Mazhat na Rumiana * Evtim Kirilov - Starshinata Dryanski * Kliment Mihaylov - Sluzhitel ot grazhdanckoto otdelenie * Iskra Yossiffova - Stazhantka * Krikor Hugasjan - Chichoto na Rumyana

References

External links

* 1977 films 1977 drama films 1970s Bulgarian-language films Films directed by Georgi Djulgerov Films shot in Bulgaria Bulgarian drama films {{Bulgaria-film-stub