“She Who Remains”
“She Who Remains” by Kostadin Bonev, after Rene Karabash’s novel: Burgas premiere and a meeting with the team.
“She Who Remains” (2026, 116 min) is Kostadin Bonev’s film of Rene Karabash’s novel of the same name, nominated for the International Booker Prize 2026. High in the Albanian mountains, 16-year-old Bekia is forced by her father to marry, but she breaks off the engagement and, under the patriarchal laws, becomes a man named Matya. 15 years later she travels to Bulgaria to meet her brother and the memories of her childhood. The film is in Albanian and Bulgarian. Burgas premiere and a meeting with the film’s team. In the Toncho Rusev Hall. Starts at 19:00.
Creative team and cast
- Director: Kostadin Bonev
- Cast: Altea Lazaj, Deniza Pavlova, Urim Aliaj
Part of the Cinelibri Burgas 2026 International Film and Literature Festival.
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