‘Borat’ star Maria Bakalova co-stars in this film about a Bulgarian family grappling with generational trauma brought by gender roles.
Women Do Cry, a female treatise on the role of gender in Bulgarian society, grabbed headlines at Cannes last year for a number of reasons, chief amongst them was the presence of Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova. The actress had already garnered headlines for her show-stopping performance in Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel to Borat. As Sonja, she provides a voice to those people who suffer in silence, having unknowingly contracted HIV through sexual encounters. In an often tempestuous performance opposite Ralista Stoyanova’s Lora, they play sisters in a close-knit family trying to make ends meet. However, beyond the daily grind of fractious personal relationships, Women Do Cry uses her provocative narrative revelation as a means to rattle some cages.
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