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The Island tells the story of a couple, whose experience on a small island in Bulgaria reveals hidden fears that question their love. Photo by siff.bg
Just hours before the official opening of the Cannes Film Festival, The Island, a Bulgarian-Swedish co-production and participant in the prestigious contest, featuring Leticia Casta, released its trailer.
You can view the trailer here
The film's premiere is on May 16.
This is Kalev's second movie. His debut, "Eastern Plays", became the first Bulgarian production to be selected for the prestigious festival's in the past 20 years. It was selected for the Director's Fortnight in 2009.
French top model and actress Laetitia Casta and Danish actor Thure Lindhardt play the main roles in the movie, which was filmed on Bulgaria's St. Anastasia Island, formerly called Bolshevik Island, near the Black Sea city of Burgas.
"The Island" was listed in The Most Anticipated Films of 2011 in the influential French film magazine "Cahiers du cin?ma", alongside movies by Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese.
The movie will feature in the Directors' Fortnight, an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, created in 1969. Fifteen of this year's 21 directors' pics come from Europe.
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