The action takes place near Sofia, at the huge Kremikovtsy steel mill, in the summer of 1978. The main characters are prisoners with serious crimes and life sentences, obliged to forced labor. One day, an unusual incident provokes a clash with the Communist militia and makes them pass through extreme situations. Boby Zahariev wrote the script based on a real story.

According to Makariev, who had been preparing himself for this “passion story” for over 10 years, he “wanted to get more maturity, to gain experience and be sure of the way he was going to tell it.”

The cast includes some of the most charismatic Bulgarian actors like Alexander Sano, Julian Vergov, Hristo Petkov, Hristo Shopov, Igor Angelov, Stoyan Doychev, Vladimir Zombori, Ivaylo Hristov, Bashar Rahal and Valeri Yordanov. Igor Angelov from North Macedonia also takes part in it.

The film was produced by Forward Pictures Entertainment in partnership with ImmerseFX and the support of the Bulgarian National Film Center.

Principal shooting took 21 days in August 2020. There were only two locations, which helped the crew to respect the anti COVID-19 measures.

Silvernoise will start domestic distribution on 22 October 2021.

Until In the Heart of the Machine, Makariev had been mostly known for his privately financed and entertaining box office hits Roseville (2013, produced by Forward Pictures Entertainment) Attraction (2018) and Wildlings (2019, both produced by Spirit Production House).

Production Information:

Producer:
Forward Pictures Entertainment (Bulgaria)
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Coproducer:
ImmerseFX (Bulgaria)

Credits:
Director: Martin Makariev
Scriptwriter: Boby Zahariev
DoP: Andrei Andreev
Composer: Victor Stoyanov
Cast: Alexander Sano, Julian Vergov, Hristo Petkov, Hristo Shopov, Igor Angelov, Stoyan Doychev, Vladimir Zombori, Ivaylo Hristov, Bashar Rahal, Valeri Yordanov