Ahab Was Here: Reflections on Moby Dick

Jul 26, 2025

0h 46m

★ 10.0

Overview

A Bulgarian theater company struggles to adapt Herman Melville's epic "Moby Dick" for the stage, revealing the obsessive dedication and creative challenges faced by cast and crew in their quest to bring an unfilmable masterpiece to life.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

SHOOT! Productions

Komar Film

Theatres Night

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Cast

Interviewee

Diana Dobreva

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Alexander Sekulov

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Hristo Petkov

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Vladimir Penev

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Petya Dimanova

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Joreta Nikolova

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Yavor Karagitliev

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Mira Kalanova

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Marina Raytchinova

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