The Last Black Sea Pirates

Svetoslav Stoyanov, Bulgaria, 2013, 72’, Color


This is a modern pirate story complete with a captain, a mutinous crew of outlaws, a
princess, her wedding dress and untold riches. Only one thing is missing: The ship.
According to the legend, Vulchan, a 19th-century gypsy pirate, attacked three convoys
laden with gold. He robbed them, sunk them and hid his treasure by the coast. Fast
forward to present day. Captain Jack, an ex-con himself, leads a motley bunch of
homeless outcasts―alcoholics and petty criminals―in a search for the hidden loot.
But their hopes of riches and glory are threatened when the brother of the Bulgarian
Prime Minister announces plans to build a new mega tourist resort by the Black Sea.