Black Money For White Nights

Plot

After years of saving from the petty bribes they collect, sixty-year-old Marina and Gosha from Bulgaria dream of travelling to Saint Petersburg for the White Nights. When Russia invades Ukraine and the travel agency vanishes with all their savings, their dream collapses along with their illusion of control over their morals and their relationship.

About Black Money For White Nights

Black Money for White Nights (Bulgarian: Черни пари за бели нощи) is a 2026 tragicomedy film directed by Petar Valchanov, and Kristina Grozeva who co-wrote the screenplay with Decho Taralezhkov. Starring Tanya Shahova, Ivan Savov, Margita Gosheva, Ivan Barnev, and Sibila Petrova, the film follows middle-aged couple sixty-year-old Marina and her husband Gosha from Bulgaria, who lose their life savings in a travel scam. The film, a co-production between Bulgaria, and Greece premiered at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 6 July 2026, where it was nominated for the Crystal Globe.

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