The movie "The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner," directed by Stefan Komandarev, is the Bulgarian nomination for the Oscars.

The decision to nominate the movie for the "Best Foreign Film" Oscar was made by the National Film Council. The movie has so far 18 awards from prestigious international and Bulgarian film festivals and the invitations for film fest participations continue.

The movie is showing in 16 countries, one of the top Bulgarian film achievements in the last 20 years.

The film is often described as the most ambitious Bulgarian movie project after 1989, and is a co-production of Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, and Slovenia. It is based on the autobiographical novel with the same name by Iliya Troyanov. It tells the story of Alex, born in a small Bulgarian town in 1976, and his grandfather Dan, who is a local backgammon champion.

Thirty years later, in 2006, Dan visits his grandson in a hospital in Germany after a car accident, in which Alex's parents died, and Alex himself lost his memory. Alex's family had immigrated to Germany years ago.

Alex and Dan take a trip back to the small Bulgarian town, which is filled with nostalgic memories, and during which Alex discovers the truth about his own past and present.

The director of the movie is Stefan Komandarev, and the producers are Stefan Kitanov, Karl Baumgartner, Tanasis Karatanos, Daniel Hocevar, and Andras Muhi.

The Serbian actor Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic (known from Emir Kosturica's "Underground") is in the role of Dan, whereas the young German actor of Croatian origin Carlo Ljubek.

The Bulgarian stars include Hristo Mutafchiev, Ani Papadopolu, Nikolay Urumov, Pavel Popandov.

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