Twelve-year-old Marko lives in a remote Bulgarian village, a village suffering from poverty and some Christian-Muslim tensions, but nothing that a high-spirited young boy with a lively imagination can't see past. When Marko's father takes leave of the family for a traveling building job, it falls to his mother to run the family farm. After some village ruffians brutalize his mother, the two seek refuge in the home of the village hodja, or holy man, Hyusni. Here Marko begins to learn more about the long-running problems plaguing his village, including Hyusni's own role in perpetuating them. Writer-director Krasimir Krumov's film is reminiscent of Iranian neo-realism in its choice of protagonist, the allegorical dimensions of village life standing in for a larger historical canvas, and use of poetic landscape compositions.

DIR/SCR Krasimir Krumov; PROD Methodius Petrikov. Bulgaria, 2006, color, 112 min. In Bulgarian with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Friday, November 14, 7:00; Saturday, November 15, 7:15

Due to shipping problems, NIGHT AND DAY has been postponed, and will be rescheduled later in the EU Showcase. Tickets will be honored for the future rescheduled dates, or for the following replacement and alternative shows:

Nov. 14, 7:00 show:
7:00 TRIP TO ASIA: THE QUEST FOR HARMONY
7:00 BENEATH HER WINDOW (part of At the Crossroads: Slovenian Cinema)

Nov. 15, 7:15 show:
7:15 ACTRESSES

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