Torrid Noon

Torrid Noon 1965 Directed by Zako Heskiya Горещо пладне

A young boy (I. Spassov) gets his hand caught in a bridge beam on a hot summer day in this straightforward drama. As the water level rises in the river, people band together to try and save the boy before he drowns. He is comforted by his mother (G. Vachtov) and an army general (P. Slobokov), and the latter calls out the troops to save the lad from liquidation. This feature was the official Bulgarian entry at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and is devoid of the usual 1960s propaganda associated with countries from the Eastern block of Europe.

Country Bulgaria

Production Country Bulgaria

Language Bulgarian

Spoken Language Bulgarian

Gneres Drama , Family

Production Companies Boyana Film , Filmbulgaria

Release Date 8 June 1965

89 mins