Georg Kiryakov

FILM ABOUT THE PRICE OF SUCCESS. The story revolves around 10-year-old Martina, who is a dancer. At such a fragile age, she has to cope with her ambitious mother, whose aim is to make Martina champion of Bulgaria. Fortunately, she meets Victor - her new coach, he is an ex-dancer, trying to escape from his past. The film reveals the world of dancesport - the kingdom of glory and beauty, but also its immoral side and dark secrets.

The movie is inspired by the true life story of Bulgarian paralympic ‘Long jump’ triple world champion Mihail Hristov. The film follows Mihail from the moment he loses both his arms in an electric current incident and makes the life-changing decision of becoming a professional athlete as he goes through the catharsis of deciding to start a new life without arms. He goes through a number of difficulties, both on the sports field and in his personal relationships with his parents, his coach, the girl he falls in love with but most of all, the difficulty of accepting what has happened to him. The script traces Mihail's difficult fate from the accident that left him without arms to becoming a triple long jump world champion, inventor of a new type of prosthetics and a motivational speaker.

FILM ABOUT THE PRICE OF SUCCESS. The story revolves around 10-year-old Martina, who is a dancer. At such a fragile age, she has to cope with her ambitious mother, whose aim is to make Martina champion of Bulgaria. Fortunately, she meets Victor - her new coach, he is an ex-dancer, trying to escape from his past. The film reveals the world of dancesport - the kingdom of glory and beauty, but also its immoral side and dark secrets.