Die Grube
The Pit
Die Grube | The Pit by Hristiana Raykova
DEU 2019, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Johannes Greisle / Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Die Grube | The Pit by Hristiana Raykova
DEU 2019, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Johannes Greisle / Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Die Grube | The Pit by Hristiana Raykova
DEU 2019, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
© Johannes Greisle / Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Die Grube | The Pit by Hristiana Raykova
DEU 2019, Perspektive Deutsches Kino
What at first sight seems to be a rose-tinted view of paradise is in reality an insightful portrait of today’s Bulgaria. This film is a touching study of a microcosm which represents an entire society; a human mosaic of personal and political stories in which smouldering conflicts and heated discussions come together to form a multifaceted whole. For here in the pit on Golden Beach is where opposing worldviews and overarching trends collide, and, floating above it all even in the most beautiful weather, is the dark cloud of monetisation that has infiltrated every last corner of our lives.
Crew
| Director | Hristiana Raykova |
| Cinematography | Johannes Greisle |
| Editing | Kai Eiermann |
| Music | Marcus Sander |
| Sound Design | Laura Matissek |
| Sound | Stephan Zwickirsch |
| Production Manager | Genia Krassnig |
| Producer | Genia Krassnig |
| Co-Production | Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Berlin |
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Hristiana Raykova
The director (second from left) with three of the documentary's protagonists.
Die Grube · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 14, 2019
Hristiana Raykova
The director (second from left) with three of the documentary's protagonists.
Die Grube · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 14, 2019
Stephan Zwickirsch
The sound engineer and one of the protagonists are reenacting a scene from the film.
Die Grube · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 14, 2019
Film team
At the Photo Call.
Die Grube · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 13, 2019
Genia Krassnig, Hristiana Raykova
The producer and the director at the premiere.
Die Grube · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 13, 2019
Johannes Greisle, Genia Krassnig
The cinematographer and the producer on the stage.
Die Grube · Perspektive Deutsches Kino · Feb 13, 2019
Hristiana Raykova
Born in Varna, Bulgaria in 1985, she came to Germany to study in 2004. After taking a degree in political science, she began working as a freelance cinematographer and video editor. She made several short documentaries as part of her bachelor’s degree in media production. In 2014, her documentary Könige (Kings) premiered at DOK Leipzig. Since 2015, she has been taking a master’s degree in directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. The feature-length documentary Die Grube (The Pit) is her graduation film.
Filmography
2012 Baba Dimitra; short documentary · Semssui; short film 2013 Der einzig wahre Weihnachtsmann; short documentary 2014 H - Der Hermannsweg komplett und am Stück; medium-length documentary · Könige (Kings); documentary 2019 Die Grube (The Pit); documentary
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019