The Boy Who Was a King

The Boy Who Was a King
Directed byAndrey Paounov
Written byAndrey Paounov
Produced byMartichka Bozhilova
CinematographyBoris Misirkov & Georgi Bogdanov
Edited bySvetla Neykova, Andrey Paounov, Rene Froelke, Georgi Bogdanov
Music byIvo Paounov
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryBulgaria
LanguageBulgarian

The Boy Who Was a King (Bulgarian: Момчето, което беше цар, romanized: Momcheto, koeto beshe tsar) is a 2011 Bulgarian documentary film about Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, directed by Andrey Paounov. The film received nominations and awards at various international film festivals. It was included in the official selections of Toronto International Film Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and others. The film is the third part of director Andrey Paounov's unofficial trilogy on the "absurdity of the Bulgarian transition period".