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"Omnipresent" (2017) is the strangest Bulgarian movie that I have ever seen - a unique idea in the Bulgarian cinema, good acting, but there are so many unnecessary scenes which just can't develop the characters. Everything is so slow, realistic, annoying and silly - these constant sex scenes brought the mixed feelings that I had after watching the film.

Emil (the main character) isn't the great hero who saves the day, his story is so real and imperfect. Relationships, job, family life, spicy reactions and emotions - they actually made me give 6/10. He was simultaneously a badass and a charming funny gentleman who follows all the actions of his father-in-law.

Excellent, thought-provoking, engaging film with superb acting and beautiful photography. It raises serious questions, not only about the ubiquity of CCTV, but the morality of knowing and the burden of it. Without secrets, normal life is not possible.

A movie full of sex scenes, even septuagenarians have sex. I can't say that it was boring, in some places it was really pleasant. However, it presents a false image of Bulgaria, the reality is different, I know what I'm saying. It is not possible that the characters did not go through any less well-kept neighborhood, I did not see poor people, old cars, everything is an image like in commercials.

A contemporary story told in very realistic setting, a lot of character background. What I did not like were the same old pauses, which characters add for some unknown reason (drama probably) for the past 50 years of Bulgarian cinema. Fortunately they are getting shorter and shorter with each decade. Sound, again. Character speech is sometimes hard to understand.

Acting was superb , casting fitted the characters perfectly. The only weaker role had main character's girlfriend - Maria. But since this is her first big role, it was a good start.

I'm glad the director- Ilian Djevelekov continues to make better and better movies. The screenplay was very very interesting, detailed and tight. This time he raised the bar way far, so for his next movie we'll have much higher expectations.

What shook me most is how real every scene was. At least half of the feelings I saw in the characters I have also felt myself. Immersive, part of real life stories, down to earth characters. Both interesting, spicy, zero exaggerating and in the end - even brutal. Highly recommended!

"Omnipresent" is a human film to its last frame. Honest, bitter, and cruel - even a little crueler than you want it to be. The seemingly simple story, focusing on painfully well known life experiences, is actually much more than just Big Brother in cinemas. The film has enough layers for anyone who has the desire to get into them. You've heard of the phrase "a film about"... well, this is a film about a thousand things. About personal limits. About difficult secrets. About the fragility of the human soul. About love. About art. About the confusion of human relationships. About feeling low. About the media. About inspiration. About nudity. About freedom. About God most interesting, containing within all the others, is the God angle. The paths to musings about Him in the film are visual, narrative, and meaningful. The protagonist of the film, Emil, says "you must know only as much as you can bear", which reminds us of the biblical truth that "he who gains knowledge, carries sorrow." God himself may be looking through Emil's eyes, but only seemingly... maybe.

The story

Emil is not just an ad agent, Emil is a writer. This is a detail that inevitably leads us to the idea of the Artist, the creator of worlds. And like any inspiration, his idea to describe this mysterious world around him comes about quite accidentally. In the meantime, surveillance cameras turn into a mirror of hidden existences, which until recently have been buried somewhere in the subconscious of the film's characters; as if right there, in the unrecognized truths before us, we are both most human and least human, alas.

The cast

Velislav Pavlov, who is a perfect, perfect Emil, didn't just accidentally nab a lead actor "Golden Rose" for this portrayal. Teodora Duhovnikova also earned herself a "Golden Rose" for her female lead in the film. Besides her, Vesela Babinova (for whom Omnipresent is a feature debut!), Irmena Chichikova, Anastasia Lyutova and actors such as Boris Lukanov and Mihail Mutafov are a real joy to watch on screen, for which I am thankful!

There is no way to miss the great (as always) camera work of Emil Hristov, who quite unobtrusively and masterfully mixes in the voyeuristic vision behind the hidden cameras. It is another play on duality – that between the perfection we seek in the world and the raw picture of our true essences - without assembly, in dead colors, unadulterated, just as it is.

Тhe film is directed by Ilian Djevelekov, (well-known from his feature-length debut "LOVE.NET"). Ilian teamed up with Matey Konstantinov to write this screenplay). The producer is Miramar Film, also the creators of "LOVE.NET" and "Zift". In short, you have a team with proved success. Another reason to hope for a good screening future for "Omnipresent".

In short...

I recommend "Omnipresent" with both hands because such films - about broken human relationships and fuzzy interpersonal boundaries - are not often done in our country, at least not from this very personal angle. It's probably not easy to direct such an honest film, perhaps requiring a monstrous dose of personal reflection, but that's just the key to the kinds of stories you talk about for hours, and you think about for days, and you remember for weeks. And if you look a little deeper, you can find the best thing in them - hope.

To those who are tempted by cinema from inside, I would like to add that in one of its layers, "Omnipresent" is also a film about art and its meaning. Especially for this, my most favorite – the art behind the camera. Beyond the "Big Brother story", the film reminds us that we CAN, indeed, create stories about joy. As this seems most deserving to remain preserved forever after us.

Makes you think about our "CCTV" times and our "un-cctv-ed" souls. Very good acting, especially the two very young guys (Tony Minassyan and Vessela Babinova). A different stance on Sofia - more vibrant and European than a post-socialist city.

No wasting of screen time, every scene is dense and meaningful.

I'm amazed by the movie and the whole idea behind it! It illustrates the digital age and all the dangers behind it! Great masterpiece and everyone must watch it !

Long after the end of "Omnipresent," I still couldn't come out of a trance overwhelmed with thoughts about what awaits us beyond tomorrow's dawn. Painfully absorbed in the screens of smart devices, we slowly and surely miss the life happening around us. The dilemmas of morality were galloping mercilessly out of the screen.

In the film's almost imperceptible 120 minutes, I did not find myself shaking my head once at the all-too-familiar Bulgarian cinematic didactics. On the contrary, I enjoyed a perfectly and fully realized vision - dramatic performances and cinematography on a world level, and tension in each scene so strong that the lump in my throat broke with each micro climax. Skillfully built dramatic moments, spiced by excellent jokes, thanks to the exceptional work of the dialogists.

"Omnipresent" runs so smoothly it's almost as if it were a well-shot reality. The film unrelentingly played with my heartstrings and my mind. One moment it was tossing me wildly from one of life's secrets to another, and in another it was trapping me tightly between four walls – behind which existed far too well known and fiery occurrences.

"You should only know as much as you can bear. Even one truth too many can kill you"

"Omnipresent" rushed me into infinite self-awareness, showed my fears, and pushed my shame towards the surrounding world almost to a breaking point. It returned my belief in our native cinema's tenacity for development, showing me a non-standard manifestation of the interest in the life of others.

I usually write positive comments, but for this film I will let each of you make a self-assessment. I personally am very disappointed.

I guess there is no one that have ever touched a 'device' with the ability to record video and audio - knowingly or unknowingly to the audience and not to notice the idea of Emil floating in one's mind. Very good approach to the character development, dynamic narrative and a pinch of aristocracy, which unfortunately lacks in the 'modern' Bulgarian society today. Worth watching, regardless of the nationality though. Definitely recommended.

Hello, here is my Short Review.

If I had one word to describe the movie, it would be "excellent". It is a complete example of its genre and it has an impactful plot and great character development.

The actors are well selected, well prepared and their marvelous work is seen even through the eyes of the people which are not a fan of those types of pictures.

Sometimes the scenes look like they are going for a bit too long, but that may be done on purpose, to increase the suspense and anticipation.

I enjoyed the "Omnipresent"and encourage you to give it a chance.

One more fashion product, as I have already told about, a complex story, some kind domestic drama where it is question of human behaviour and surveillance, cameras and suspicion, as there was an Italian film, SECURITY, also on Netflix, more or less the same atmosphere. There are batches of those films now, without being horror, I mean not necessarily, interesting but sometimes hard to follow. Here again, it looks like a GJ Arnaud's novel. The study of human beings inside a small community thru the prism of the modern technology. A film that makes you think.

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