The Color of the Chameleon

Apr 5, 2013

1h 51m

★ 6.7

Overview

In an authoritarian police state, a charismatic schemer is fired from his job as a secret-police informant, conjures up his own imaginary spy network and builds up an archive that he turns against his former masters.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

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Cast

Mlyakov

Rousy Chanev

Suzi

Irena Milyankova

Kokalov

Deyan Donkov

Batko Stamenov

Rushi Vidinliev

Pravda Cherneva

Lilia Abadjieva

Aleko Polyanski

Mihail Bilalov

Chamov

Samuel Finzi

The Minister of Interior

Hristo Garbov

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