DIAFF 2017

DIAFF 5th (2017)

Diaspora in Focus 1 Refugees: Hospitality & Solidarity

The Good PostmanThe Good Postman

Tonislav Hristov
  • Finland
  • 2016
  • 80'min
  • color
  • ´ÙÅ¥¸àÅ͸®

Golyam Dervent, a small Bulgarian village, adjacent to Turkey with a shabby fence between them. This town was once called ¡®the Great Gate¡¯, but now only about the thirties of silver-haired residents are left with their withering fates. Ivan, a postman and a runner in the mayoral election pledges to revive the town by settling Syrian refugees into the town. The village debates over his promise of keeping the town alive by keeping the people alive. The controversy on the refugee issue is all over the world, and < The Good Postman > emphasizes through the attitude of the main character Ivan, that the ¡®coexistence¡¯ is only possible solution to survive. Will Ivan¡¯s hospitality lead to the beginning of solidarity? 

Director

  • Tonislav Hristov

    Tonislav Hristov was born in Bulgaria and moved to Finland in 2001 to shoot his first documentary, (2009) for Finnish and Bulgarian television. His feature debut (2011). His next two projects earned him great success and a rich festival career: (2013) was selected for IDFA, while (2014) screened at Tribeca and Hot Docs and opened Visions du Réel.