THE DEVIL'S MIRROR
ОГЛЕДАЛОТО НА ДЯВОЛА



Bulgaria, 2001, 137 minutes, colour

12 years after the fall of communism, crime and corruption are the face of democracy in Bulgaria. Those who suffer most are the children. Their vulnerable souls are goods with no value. Police Captain Rado is a virtuous man who tries to catch criminals in the conditions of the jungle economy. He has a beautiful wife, but a very low income. After work he comes home to his block of flats in his 15 year old car. For a man in his profession he has a strange hobby. He likes opera and is a passionate fan of Luciano Pavarotti. Hence his nickname "Pavarotti". More than anything else in the world he loves his seven-year old daughter, Yana. One evening Yana and her father discover that his beautiful wife and loving mother has a lover…

"Nikolai Volev's latest film has an undisputed preeminence in comparison with all the Bulgarian films produced in recent years. It concentrates upon some of the most painful problems in Bulgarian society: corruption, unpunished crime, the destruction of the morals of a nation. As the advertisements suggest, it is an action film with elements of melodrama. It has all the potential, if not to be a 100% hit, then to save the prestige of Bulgarian cinema in the eyes of its public."