Films found one film Directors "Dontchev, Antonii" x films with a digital version 1 Region South-East Europe 1 Country Bulgaria 1 Keywords Health / Health care / Healing 1 Post-communism 1 Socioeconomic conditions 1 Directors Dontchev, Antonii 1 x Series not set 1 Country of production Bulgaria 1 Year of production 1999 1 Film A Month in the Life of Ephtim D. 1999 56' Directed by Antonii Dontchev . Ephtim D., 73 years old, is a retired postman. He lives in Sofia with his wife Ghinka in a three room suburban apartment. As a socialist he feels confused by the ‘crazy’ democracy and the uncertainties of the transition period. The couple’s combined pensions amount to $66.00. Ephtim experiences constant difficulties in balancing the family budget. Free medical care and lunches at a subsidised canteen are essential to his survival strategy. This portrait of a Bulgarian pensioner is presented in the context of a global hopelessness and a clearly felt nostalgia for the communist past. South-East Europe Health / Health care / Healing Post-communism Socioeconomic conditions