Looking for a Husband for Mum

Apr 1, 1985

1h 24m

★ 8.0

Overview

8-year old Alek's parents are divorced and he lives with his mother. He can feel that after the divorce there has been a big void in her life. He decides to help her by finding a suitable husband. He first decides on an athlete, then a driver but none of them seem to be good enough for her. Then he runs into Chony, who immediately feels as the perfect fit for mum. Alek has to figure out how to make the two of them meet and at the same time divert mum's attention from uncle Mincho. All of his plans eventually fail but Alek comes to realize that he should not meddle with his mother's personal life and let her choose for herself.

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Boyana Film

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Cast

Alek

Veselin Prahov

Maykata

Tzvetana Maneva

Chicho Mincho

Bogdan Glishev

Shofyorat na avtobusa

Emil Markov

Chicho Choni

Pavel Popandov

Ivo

Mario Petrov

Mitko

Ognyan Simeonov

Milena

Emiliya Grueva

Geleto

Alexander Kotzev

Sina na Choni

Hristo Dobrinov

Pavel

Alexander Dimitrov

Mazhat sas sarfa

Hristo Totev

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