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A film about high-altitude climber Boyan Petrov awarded at Trento Film Festival

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The film "Here I am, Again" about the Bulgarian high-altitude climber Boyan Petrov was awarded the City of Bolzano” Golden Gentian Prize at the 69th edition of Trento Film Festival.

The film is a chronicle of Boyan Petrov's attempt to climb Shisha Pangma, which turned out to be the last peak in the career of the renowned Bulgarian climber who suffered from diabetes. Boyan Petrov was declared missing on Shisha Pangma after setting off solo for the summit in 2018. Boyan Petrov conquered 10 eight-thousanders before he attempted to summit Shisha Pangma. He was planning to summit Everest after the expedition to Shisha Pangma. Poli Gencheva is Director of the film "Here I am, Again", cameraman - Krasimir Andonov.




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