Black Money for White Nights film review: a morality tale about corruption in Bulgarian society
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A review of the Bulgarian film "Black Money for White Nights" by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov. The film follows an ageing Bulgarian couple, Marina and Gosha, who plan a dream holiday to St Petersburg but are thwarted when Russia invades Ukraine. The story explores the ambient, normalized corruption in Bulgarian society, particularly around hospital waiting lists and police investigations, serving as a morality tale about moral compromise in everyday life.
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· 2 pulledIf you want to get something done in Bulgaria, you’ve got to repress any moral scruples you may have and learn to look people in the eye and say, 'Yes, I can make that happen for you, but what do I get for my troubles?'
Black Money for White Nights is a film about an ambient level of corruption within Bulgarian society that has become the norm, particularly when it comes to circumventing things like hospital waiting lists or low-energy police investigations.
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