Stefan Popov
Acting
Biography
Stefan Popov was born in 1947 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated National Academy for Theater and Film Art in 1975 in the class of Professor Boyan Danovsky. He worked at theaters in Kardzhali, Yambol, and Pazardzhik. Since 1982 he is in the troupe of Plovdiv Drama Theater. He had over 130 theatrical and over 20 cinema roles. He is a monolith in Plovdiv Theater with boundless talent and boundless inspiration. Plovdiv Drama Theater earns much when Stefan Popov moved here. He played many important roles on its stage. Surely Stefan Popov is one of the most honored names on the home scene that deserves admiration.
Known For
The action takes place during the socialist period in Bulgaria. The central character, nicknamed the Cock is an artistic personality, a man of strong character known as the king of the pickpockets. His keen sense of personal freedom comes up against the universally accepted norms of behavior. The Cock likes a game, adventure and danger, while socialist society needs obedience. The Cock makes a stand against this order; he does not want to play his games according to rules. He is telling his story of two decades: his imprisonment and his love affairs.
Advantage
Elka has a family and a house in the village, but she dreams of living in the city. To get an apartment, she gives a bribe to Maria. Maria is an honest woman. But she is forced to take a bribe to deliver medicine to her sick father. Elka became the cause of the degradation of an honest woman.
Defitzit
An alien arrives on the planet Earth with a special mission. He must steal and send canned food to his home planet, because it is very scarce there. The alien is confronted with the absurdity of Earth life. Ten animated episodes were inserted into the feature film as an ironic commentary.