Greek-born naturalized French filmmaker, Costa Gavras, is going to be honored with Sofia’s Film Festival Award in the Bulgarian capital. Gavras is a special guest at the 17th edition of the event which opened to the public on March 7.
According to BTA’s report, the French language film Le Capital, Gavras’s last one, is going to be shown as one of 300 to be screened in a number of categories, including documentaries and short films too. The event will last until March 24.
Le Capital is about an executive who becomes the CEO of a large bank, only to upset the bank’s board of directors when he begins to take unilateral control in the bank, laying off many of the employees and making a corrupt deal with the head of an American hedge fund. The film received slightly above average reviews during its initial appearance at various film festivals.
It was the closing film at the Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France, was nominated for the Golden Shell for best film, the Silver Shell for Best Director and the special jury prize at the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival and a FIPRESCI prize at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
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