The film is distributed by Masslarov's own company Lucky Ltd. Unlike the usual practice, the director/producer/distributor plans the first week of theatrical release in the Black Sea town of Varna, followed by major cities Sofia and Plovdiv.
The Ravishment by distinguished novelist Boyan Biolchev is linked to his 1986 script Cry for Help, in whicha young orphan (Ivailo Gerasskov) was brutally sent to jail during the communist era. In The Ravishment the same character (Ivan Radoev Jr), now released from jail, becomes a victim of crime again, this time of the post communist mafia. "I imagined that Georgy, who in Cry for Help had no parents and therefore a difficult social situation, could never forgive an "irresponsible" writer (Valentin Ganev) for using his life in a film with a happy end. Seeking revenge my old/new character finds the writer and draws him into today's urban underground life," Biolchev said.
The film mixes new criminal elements with a romantic love story between Georgy and the beautiful Russian Elena (Julia Peresild, seen in Aleksei Uchitel's Captive). The project was supported by the National Film Center and nationally co-produced by Camera and Nu Boyana with Rock Studio as the Russian co-producer. It was shot during six weeks in 2008 with a budget of only 600,000 Euro.
Biolchev and Masslarov state, "The Ravishment is dedicated to the large audience. Up to now, at different occasions, it was seen by nearly 4000 viewers and was always strongly acclaimed."
Production credits
Scriptwriter- Boyan Biolchev
Director - Plamen Masslarov
Directors of Photography - Andrey Chertov & Emil Penev
Set decorator - Anastass Yanakiev
Music - Svetlio Vitkov & Vassil Giurov
Producer - Plamen Masslarov
Co-producer - Aleksei Uchitel
Cast
Georgy - Ivan Radoev Jr
Elena - Julia Peresild
The Writer - Valentin Ganev
Production companies:
Lucky Ltd
Plamen Masslarov
76, Gurko Street
Sofia - 1000
Bulgaria
Tel: + 359 886 435 314
ROCK FILM
Aleksei Uchitel
Kriukov kanal,12
St.Petersburg
190068, Russia
Tel/fax +7 812 714 2056
http://www.rockfilm.ru