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A Screening of the Film "Uncle Christmas" in Zagreb in the framework of an event by EUNIC-Croatia

10/12/24

With the support of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on December 5, 2024, the film "Uncle Christmas" by leading Bulgarian director Ivaylo Penchev was presented at the French Institute in Zagreb. The screening was part of the European Cinema Club cycle dedicated to the Christmas holidays. The initiative for this event was taken by EUNIC Croatia, in cooperation with the cultural centers of the other DCES and the Bulgarian Embassy in Zagreb.

The guests, among whom were Bulgarians living in Zagreb, fans of Bulgarian cinema and representatives of EUNIC members in Croatia, were greeted by the Director of the French Institute, Ms. Estelle Halimi-Dagron, and by Ambassador Iva Kruleva.

The audience reacted emotionally to the brilliant performance of the star cast and the avalanche of comic situations in which each of the characters seeks what they crave most – family, identity, forgiveness, love, sympathy, friendship.

The screening brought a Christmas mood and prompted the audience to reflect on the basic human values ​​that we sometimes forget in our hectic everyday lives.