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The Color of the Chameleon

The Color of the Chameleon

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The Color of the Chameleon

2013

1h 51m

6.7(6 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Rousy Chanev

Rousy Chanev

Mlyakov

Irena Milyankova

Irena Milyankova

Suzi

Deyan Donkov

Deyan Donkov

Kokalov

Rushi Vidinliev

Rushi Vidinliev

Batko Stamenov

Lilia Abadjieva

Pravda Cherneva

Mihail Bilalov

Mihail Bilalov

Aleko Polyanski

Samuel Finzi

Samuel Finzi

Chamov

Hristo Garbov

Hristo Garbov

The Minister of Interior

Creative team

Directed by: Emil Christov
Written by: Vladislav Todorov

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