Emil Christov

A 70-year-old man, former mayor of a village, recalls his life: the difficult post-war years, the forced collectivisation of the land, the migration of the population. He has sacrificed his personal life trying to perform his office conscientiously.

The beginning of the 90s of the 20th century was marked by euphoria in public relations. US citizen Penny Kangas arrives in Bulgaria. She travels the country and makes generous but vague promises. For example, it organizes a garbage festival. Local leaders and people accept her as a prophet of the new age. The film makes a socio-psychological analysis of time. He condemns those who wait for someone else to do their job.

In an authoritarian police state, a charismatic schemer is fired from his job as a secret-police informant, conjures up his own imaginary spy network and builds up an archive that he turns against his former masters.