Salto Mortale

Salto Mortale

80 mins | Drama, Documentary | Jan. 3, 2015

"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.

Salto Mortale

80 mins | Drama, Documentary | Jan. 3, 2015

Salto Mortale
"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.
Producers
Original title Salto Mortale
Directors Borislav Kolev
Writers Borislav Kolev

Cast

Angel Guenchev

as Himself

Ivan Abadzhiev

as Himself

Norair Nurikiyan

as Himself

Plamen Asparuhov

as Himself

Nikola Mollov

as Himself

Hristo Meranzov

as Himself

Hristina Angelova

as Herself

Elenka Vyrbanova

as Herself

Dimityr Angelov

as Himself

Petyr Yordanov

as Himself

Zdravko Stoichkov

as Himself

Alan Cagaev

as Himself