Cat in the Wall

Cat in the Wall is a 2019 British-Bulgarian comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva. It is a directorial debut for both directors[2] which stars Irina Atanasova, Angel Genov and Orlin Asenov. The film's co-producers were Christophe Bruncher and Lambros Atteshlis with art direction by Yulia Kunova. The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on 6 August 2019[2] and was screened at the 2020 SXSW.[3]

Cat in the Wall
Directed byVesela Kazakova
Mina Mileva
Written byVesela Kazakova
Mina Mileva
Produced byVesela Kazakova
Mina Mileva
Starring
  • Irina Atanasova
  • Angel Genov
  • Orlin Asenov
CinematographyDimitar Kostov
Edited byDonka Ivanova
Music byAndy Cowton
Production
companies
  • Coccinelle Film Placement
  • Activist 38
  • Glasshead
  • Ici et Là Productions
[1]
Distributed bySurtsey Films
Release date
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Bulgaria
France
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In Brexit-era South-East London, a Bulgarian immigrant and a single mother, Irina, struggles to fit in. She works as an architect, but is paid minimum wage, which isn't enough to support herself, let alone a child. One day, she and other residents at her building received a massive bill to pay, an idea which spark an outrage in the community. She organizes the residents in her neighbourhood to appeal against the bill. The fight goes all the way to the Council and even to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and, despite warnings of a possible doom, the fight went on, until Irina and the residents clash over the ownership of a cat. This incident reveals to Irina a different structure of society where she is trapped in the walls of her residence and in her mind.

Cast
  • Irina Atanasova as Irina
  • Angel Genov as Vladimir
  • Orlin Asenov as Jojo
  • Gilda Waugh as Debby
  • Jon-Jo Inkpen as Jack
  • Chinwe Nwokolo as Rianna
  • Kadisha Gee Kamara as Phobe
  • Camilla Goddard as Camilla
  • Peter Marchetti as Peter
  • Roger McIntosh as Roger
  • Daniel Godfrey as Daniel
  • Claire Philips as Claire
  • Corina Poore as Corina
  • David Warren as David
  • Lee Nicholas Harris as police sergeant
  • Chris Martin Hill as police officer #1
  • Alan Andrade as police officer #2
  • Simon Smith as police officer #3

Release

On 4 September 2019, the film's rights were acquired by Surtsey Films.[1]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100 percent based on 6 critics, with an average rating of 7/10.[4]

Guy Lodge of Variety wrote "Shot through with intimate love-hate knowledge of its South London turf, this is a funny, frustrated yell from a demographic tired of being talked over".[5]

According to Wendy Ide of Screen Daily, "Although a little rough around the edges at times, the picture is never less than persuasive and honest. Sometimes brutally so".[6]

References
  1. Niola, Gabriele (4 September 2019). "Locarno premiere 'Cat In The Wall' sells to Spain (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. Meza, Ed (2 March 2020). "'Cat in the Wall' Directors on Immigration, Xenophobia and Brexit". Variety.
  3. "Cat in the Wall". SXSW. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. "Cat in the Wall (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. Lodge, Guy (2 March 2020). "'Cat in the Wall': SXSW Film Review". Variety.
  6. Ide, Wendy (21 August 2019). "'Cat In The Wall': Sarajevo Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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