Шивачки (2007)
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Aleksandra Surchadzhieva, Elen Koleva, Violeta Markovska, Assen Blatechki
Three young women leave Popovo for Sofia seeking a better life, but their hopes for seamstress work collide with offers of work as “companions.”
The story
Dora, Katya, and Elena leave their hometown of Popovo for Sofia, hoping to build better lives as seamstresses. Instead, a restaurant manager who is also a pimp offers them work as “companions.” Katya takes a waitress job at the restaurant and accepts the pimp’s offer, while Dora and Elena find work at a butcher shop with help from their roommates, Ina and Valyo. Valyo takes a marked interest in Dora, and Elena falls in love with their other roommate, Zarahis, known as Shugar, who has problems with drugs and his folk-singer partner.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Dora, Katya, and Elena are three girls from Popovo who leave for Sofia in search of a better life. They hope to find work as seamstresses, but instead a restaurant manager who is also a pimp offers them jobs as “companions.” Katya starts working as a waitress at the restaurant and accepts the pimp’s offer. With the help of their roommates, Ina and Valyo, Dora and Elena get jobs at a butcher shop. Valyo shows a marked interest in Dora. After learning about Katya’s lies, Dora becomes his mistress. Elena falls in love with their other roommate, Zarahis, nicknamed Shugar, who has problems with drugs and with his partner, a folk singer. After an argument, Katya moves out. Feeling guilty about betraying Ina with Valyo, Dora leaves and finds Katya, working with her for a while. Dora is beaten and attempts suicide. Elena manages to save her and gets back together with Shugar. Many months later, Dora and Elena work in a large garment workshop and meet Katya again, who turns out to be the owner’s wife.
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