Best Bulgarian adventure movies

Vacation with Kids (1972)

A funny adventures of a group of children, spending their holidays at the seaside.

To get lost on purpose (2019)

Three friends use their last summer as teenagers to rediscover Bulgaria like they have never seen it before by going on a big road trip and getting lost on purpose.

Treasure Planet (1982)

Adventurer Felipe ventures on a quest with Commander Smollet to stop a villain in search of a gem that will restore life on Earth.

Endless Night (2015)

Ellesmere Island, northern Canada, 1908. Josephine, a brave but naive woman, embarks on a dangerous journey through inhospitable regions in search of her husband, the explorer Robert Peary, who tries to find a route to the North Pole.

The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince (1987)

A silly prince wants to marry a beautiful peasant girl. His guards kidnap her, but the girl escapes and returns to her beloved. Meanwhile, a UFO lands in the kingdom and the aliens witness nuisances, court intrigues, and lies. They are not allowed to meddle in other people's affairs, but they still influence the happy ending.

Bango Vassil (2018)

Two children share an altogether different kind of New Year's Eve, taking an icy journey where they must cross waters and cultures to make a fresh start.

Run (2019)

To run away from your home, because your brother stole the money you collect to buy a camera. To let in your car the first person with trouble on the road, to kiss his girlfriend and to find a watch in your pocket, which was a reason for murder. To fall in love into a nice blond girl, who is searching for the killer of her mother. To be chased my a local thug who blows up your cheap car with old tires. To find out that instead of being a truck driver in Canada, your brother was in jail. To see the barrel of a gun, pointing at your forehead and your last scream to be "RUN".

The Five from the Moby Dick (1970)

Two young couples decide to spend some vacation days on a small uninhabited island. Alas, soon they'll find out that the place turns to be not so isolated.

Infernal Weapon (1982)

A knight is tasked with finding a mystical weapon.

Tail Wind (1972)

The kid Kolyo dreams of traveling. One day he meets Bim-Bam who introduces himself as a writer and great traveler. The two build a cabin in a vineyard and live there. They meet different people; start working in the quarry. Time passes. One day someone tells Kolyo that Bim-Bam is no writer. He has stolen the furniture from a local community center. Bim Bam was gone. Kolyo leaves for home, trying to call Bim-Bam with their secret signal.

The Traces Remain (1956)

This is a typical story from the 'cold war' era. A group of kids play on a quiet street in Sofia. From a nearby window falls a key. The helpful youngsters quickly return it to the owner, but in the haste switch the keys. The unintentional error disentangles a whole spy story. The young detectives doubt the good intentions of the man they tried to help. It turns out that the key is from a secret apartment where saboteurs are hiding. The secret network is exposed to the authorities and the kids feel like heroes.

Yo Ho Ho (1981)

This is a sensitive film about human solidarity filled with humor and poetry; a bedridden man regales a child with a story about pirates while asking him to fetch some "pills".

Strogoff (1970)

A captain in the Czar's army encounters danger and romance while carrying a secret message across 19th-century Russia.

Przeklęte oko proroka (1985)

Forecast (2009)

Margarita leaves the famous reporter Marco Matanich, joining her brother and his friends from different Balkan countries, windsurfing on an island. But the wind stops and a beach war-game begins. To prove his skills to Margarita, Marco shoots them in reportage. Quoted by leading media it fires a Balkan conflict, the friends start building national borders between their tents, while Margarita disappears in the open sea.

The Windmill (1961)

На тихия бряг (1963)

Ivaylo (1964)

Bulgaria. 13th century. The people, driven to utter despair, rise in arms. They elect Ivaylo - a poor peasant but gifted military commander - as their leader. Ivaylo's army overruns the Tatar invaders and the royal troops. In a decisive battle with the royal army, Ivaylo defeats and slays King Konstantin Asen. To prevent a betrayal on the feudal nobles, who intend to open the gates of the royal capital to Byzantine army, Ivaylo sacrifices his personal happiness, abandons his sweetheart and agrees to marry the widowed queen.

The Wolf Pack (1972)

The year is 1948 and a counter-revolutionary gang is active in the Pirin region. A State Security officer managed to infiltrate the gang. He becomes "one of their own", but isn't in a rush to complete his task.

In the Land of Cannibals (1958)

Bulgarian animation

Bandit and the Ram (2014)

Doycho is the last person inhabiting a remote village in the heart of the Balkan mountains, where his neighbours are animals and best friend is a Ram.

Maybe a Frigate (1980)

The major force in this story is the children - the group of mischievous girls and boys who can play all the time. They find an antique amphora at the bottom of the sea. Since there is an amphora, there must be a frigate. There is a mystery cave in which the captain goes empty handed and comes out with full packs. That is how the search begins. The children and the adults are passionate about it. Instead of a frigate, they find a truth: "We do not need much to have fun."

Horia (2024)

Restless teenager Horia takes off on his father's old motorbike in a cross-country journey to reunite with his love. On the road, he is joined by Stela, a sassy 13-year-old, and an unlikely friendship blooms.

Tornando a Est (2025)

1991. Two years after their adventure in Romania, young Pago, Rice and Bibi have returned to their quiet and monotonous lives. When Bibi decides to meet Yuliya, a Bulgarian girl with whom he has been corresponding for months, the group of friends embarks on a new journey, this time to Sofia. However, Yuliya hides a secret that throws the three Italians at the center of an international intrigue, ending up in the crosshairs of Balkan crime and the Italian secret services.

Bai Ivan 2 (2022)

Bai Ivan and company get into trouble again. The story begins with Bai Ivan's sincere desire to give Spaska a romantic surprise for their anniversary. However, everything is a complete failure, which ends with a confused surprise, an angry wife, a broken down car and Bai Ivan and Spaska who are hopelessly lost in the forest. Their survival is a matter of time and some very comical situations. And to top it off, the legendary Musician from the first series of the film also appears in the forest. The tension is rising. While the company escapes and is saved by an enraged bear, Spaska is lost and alone, and the mutually intolerant Bai Ivan and the Musician save themselves. This is where the main story of the film comes in. Our main characters unwittingly get involved in the theft of an important flash drive that has a large amount of bitcoins on it. They end up in the hideout of the hacker who stole the flash drive. And Spaska was kidnapped by him.

Avalanche (1982)

A team of climbers are preparing for their new mountain climbing expedition. They are brought together by their mutual love for this dangerous sport, for its challenges. They, however, differ in tempers, in problems and notions of honor and dignity. Already up in the mountain, they are expected to pull themselves together to the full, in order to succumb to the will of the leader and forget about the tensions, accumulated among the members of the team. The team of young mountaineers is scaling a difficult summit, but mid-way they are buried by an avalanche. Caught in the deadly vortex, each of the characters relieves the cherished moments of his or her life. Each character illustrates a separate theme. Nayden has to cope with the problems of leadership. Nikifor is his rival, who is destined to be the perennial number two. The Man ho Is Sensitive to Cold is preoccupied with the subject of friendship. Matters that are typically artist absorb the Poet, The Sculptor and the Cameraman.