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My Heart Is an Octopus or My Father on the Shore of the Black Sea

My Heart Is an Octopus or My Father on the Shore of the Black Sea

The story of a man who feels like immigrant in his own homeland and tries to make a documentary about his father.

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DramaDocumentary

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A middle-aged man returns to a fictional country in the Balkans to make a documentary about his father, a well-known artist. The son’s own artistic endeavours have never received attention to the level he feels they deserve. Consequently he has struggled to find a meaningful place in society and his personal life is chaos.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

31 January 2017

Country

Bulgaria

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