The Island (2011 film)

The Island (Островът) is the second film from Bulgarian director Kamen Kalev. It is a Bulgarian-Swedish production about a young Parisian couple vacationing on a small island off the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The film premiered on 16 May 2011 at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes 2011.

Synopsis
Sophie and Daneel, both in their early thirties, are a close and passionate couple living in Paris. Sophie initiates a surprise journey to Bulgaria. Daneel explicitly refuses to go, but Sophie insists and convinces him to leave. When they arrive, Sophie discovers that Daneel was born there.

After a few hours on the crowded beaches, Daneel leads Sophie to an abandoned island lost in the Black Sea. Once there, Daneel discovers pregnancy tests in Sophie’s luggage. The heat and the strange few inhabitants soon alter their behaviors, and the island slowly reveals hidden fears that question their love. To get through it all, they have to jump into the unknown.

Cast

 * Thure Lindhardt — Daneel
 * Laetitia Casta — Sophie
 * — Lou
 * Rousy Chanev — Pavel
 * — Simon
 * Luben Dilov Son — actor
 * Alexander Elenkov — Bellboy
 * Alejandro Jodorowsky — Jodo
 * Elli Medeiros — Jeanette
 * Mihail Mutafov — Ilia
 * Valia — actress
 * Boyka Velkova — Irina
 * Ivan and Andrey — actor