The Color of the Chameleon

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.

Cast

Rousy Chanev

as Mlyakov

Irena Milyankova

as Suzi

Deyan Donkov

as Kokalov

Rushi Vidinliev

as Batko Stamenov

Lilia Abadjieva

as Pravda Cherneva

Mihail Bilalov

as Aleko Polyanski

Samuel Finzi

as Chamov

Hristo Garbov

as The Minister of Interior

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