Salto Mortale

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"The back salto ruined my life. Maybe I should do a front one?" The story of phenomenal Bulgarian weightlifter Angel Guenchev's Olympics rise and subsequent fall from grace. Refusing to submit to the fate of a petty criminal in the post-1989 turmoil, he starts from scratch in search of redemption.

Cast

Angel Guenchev
Himself
Ivan Abadzhiev
Himself
Norair Nurikiyan
Himself
Plamen Asparuhov
Himself
Nikola Mollov
Himself
Hristo Meranzov
Himself
Hristina Angelova
Herself
Elenka Vyrbanova
Herself
Dimityr Angelov
Himself
Petyr Yordanov
Himself
Zdravko Stoichkov
Himself
Alan Cagaev
Himself

Crew

Borislav Kolev
Director, Writer

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