THE NEW SOCIAL is an independent London-based collective which, through film screenings, talks and special projects, takes a sweeping look across Russia and former Soviet and Socialist republics to uncover how new social, political and cultural identities are being played out on film in the post-socialist era. The latest screening as part of THE NEW SOCIAL's NEW EAST CINEMA progamme organised in collaboration with the Barbican and Calvert 22 is Ralitza Petrova's GODLESS.
In a remote Bulgarian town, Gana (Irena Ivanova), a visiting nurse, looks after elderly dementia patients whilst trafficking their ID cards on the black market with her boyfriend Aleko. Gana lives with her mother, with whom she barely speaks, and her relationship with Aleko centres on the pair's addiction to morphine, small bottles of which Gana regularly stocks up on from the medical cupboards of her workplace.
Ralitza Petrova's feature debut is a raw tale about what it takes to survive in an uncaring and complicit society that bears all the scars and marks of decades of oppressive rule.
Screening at the Barbican on Wednesday 25th January / 6.30pm start With post screening Q&A with director Ralitza Petrova.
