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Bulgarian Lovers

Beware of love in radioactive packages.

2003 · 1h 41m · R Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia

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Overview

Graying Spaniard Daniel has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel shares a night with handsome Bulgarian emigre Kyril, he finds himself consumed with an insatiable lust for the charismatic foreigner. But, as their relationship takes shape, Daniel's latest conquest reveals his own manipulative tendencies.

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53%
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Rotten

Well acted, and its Faustian dynamic of mutual exploitation would be absorbing enough, but as Kyril draws Daniel into ever shadier situations, the film loses its tone and devolves into absurd political farce.

Joe Brown, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Slightly better than some recent skin-deep gay- and lesbian-themed movies.

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Fresh

Shows that Mr. De la Iglesia's long absence hasn't dulled his sense of stylish, cinematic storytelling.

Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News
Fresh

The screenplay contains enough witty elements to lift it above the average sex farce.

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

Sly, swift, succinct -- and very sexy.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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