The Color of the Chameleon

The Color of the Chameleon

2013 · 111 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Drama, Thriller

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.

Directed by Emil Christov · Written by Vladislav Todorov

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