Wingless

Wingless (2024) is a drama film directed by Niki Iliev rated 7.0/10.

The movie is inspired by the true life story of Bulgarian paralympic ‘Long jump’ triple world champion Mihail Hristov. The film follows Mihail from the moment he loses both his arms in an electric current incident and makes the life-changing decision of becoming a professional athlete as he goes through the catharsis of deciding to start a new life without arms. He goes through a number of difficulties, both on the sports field and in his personal relationships with his parents, his coach, the girl he falls in love with but most of all, the difficulty of accepting what has happened to him. The script traces Mihail's difficult fate from the accident that left him without arms to becoming a triple long jump world champion, inventor of a new type of prosthetics and a motivational speaker.

Cast

Naum Shopov

Mihail Hristov

Leart Dokle

Petar Dachev

Ivan Ivanov

Stefany Obadiaru

Paraskeva Djukelova

The Mother

Bashar Rahal

The Father

Nathan Cooper

Sport Commentator

Georg Kiryakov

Engin Ozer