A Dose of Happiness

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A Dose of Happiness

2019

1h 40m

6.2(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

The real story of the journalist Vesela Toteva (in the role is her daughter -Valentina Karoleva) searching for her own happiness during the dynamic and uncertain 90's in Bulgaria. A tale about drugs, fall, fear and redemption.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Valentina Karoleva

Vesela

Dimitar Nikolov

Joro

Aleksandar Aleksiev

Tony

Assen Blatechki

Ivan

Lydia Indjova

Bistra

Irmena Chichikova

Krasi

Sofiya Borisova

Valya 8 y. o.

Stela Borisova

Valya 10 y. o.

Aya Aleksiev

Valya 4 y. o.

Stefan Valdobrev

Creative team

Directed by: Yana Titova
Written by: Vesela Toteva
Yana Titova

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