Sofia's Last Ambulance
2012 · 75 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 402 VOTES · DIR. Ilian Metev
Overview
Bumpy are the pot-holed roads of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. Doctor Krassi, nurse Mila and driver Plamen fly over them daily at break-neck speed. Together the three form one of 13 ambulance teams providing assistance to over two million people. They zoom around the city on double shifts from one emergency to the next. Ilian Metev’s camera is not aimed at those in need of help – their dignity remains preserved. He focuses instead upon the rescue team Krassi, Mila and Plamen and their wild rides across the city on a never-ending battle with time – a feat almost impossible without humour. The ambulance team fight against a ramshackle health system with passion, selflessness and sometimes near resignation. Ilian Metlev accompanied the trio for more than two years to find images that make poetry of the human figure and this depiction of reality.
Dialogue Timeline — 689 lines
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00:02:15 - Hello. - Hello.
00:05:27 Be careful with his arm.
00:08:47 ...put in a new spark plug and it started up right away.
00:13:14 You don't have to pay. We just need helpers.
00:15:03 I don't really know, you decide.
00:17:15 That wouldn't be backing out.
00:20:46 Let's forget about the pain and sing.
00:22:35 - Do you want one? - Yes.
00:24:53 He's a pessimist.
00:28:04 No house numbers, no police car. We would've seen them.
00:32:12 It's time to say farewell to spring
00:34:58 Goodness me! Suddenly, it starts snowing.
00:38:19 - Did you get that? - They hung up.
00:40:57 What diagnosis? Nobody opened the door.
00:43:54 - Do you know how much it hurts? - I know, I know.
00:46:17 Come on, Plamen.
00:48:35 He's getting paid more elsewhere.
00:50:52 We'll talk tomorrow, my little one. Bye-bye.
00:53:03 I'm trying my best, but she thinks...
00:54:42 One of your teams came
00:57:37 Krassi, please don't. It's too high.
01:01:06 This is utter nonsense.
01:04:55 Mila, are you taking the call?
01:08:52 It's too late.