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Salto Mortale

Jan 3, 2015 · 1h 20m
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"The back salto ruined my life. Maybe I should do a front one?" The story of phenomenal Bulgarian weightlifter Angel Guenchev's Olympics rise and subsequent fall from grace. Refusing to submit to the fate of a petty criminal in the post-1989 turmoil, he starts from scratch in search of redemption.

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Angel Guenchev
Himself
Ivan Abadzhiev
Himself
Norair Nurikiyan
Himself
Plamen Asparuhov
Himself
Nikola Mollov
Himself
Hristo Meranzov
Himself
Hristina Angelova
Herself
Elenka Vyrbanova
Herself
Directed by Borislav Kolev

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Original language
EN
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Country
US

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