The Goat

The billy goat has come down to earth with a mission - to prevent people from finding a treasure hidden near an ancient Thracian sanctuary. The trumpet player, Jonah, moves into the remains of his grandfather's house near where the treasure is hidden. In a tunnel under the house he finds a stone with a bird engraved on it and a map with an inscription in Arabic: "To have a house of gold, fall onto the sky and find the twin!" A copy of the same map brings Rumba and Emma to the same place. Rumba is Bulgarian and a passionate treasure-hunter. His wife is American and studies Bulgarian folklore as a way to fight globalization. Rumba wants to buy Jonah's property so he can find the treasure. Jonah, whose flat in town was taken away from him by other foreigners because of debts, is afraid that the newcomers will deprive him of this property, too. A conflict arises between the foreign woman and the trumpet player that is strengthened by Jonah's extreme nationalism. Two more people get mixed up in the conflict: Anani, Jonah's elderly neighbor, and the Gypsy Ivanka, a woman Jonah sleeps with from time to time. Emma and Jonah start out as bitter enemies. They go through a number of ups and downs until in the end they begin to feel strongly attracted to each other.

Grosses

Bulgaria
$6,668
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorBorough Film
Opening$5,345
6 theaters
Release DateOct 4, 2009
Running Time1 hr 50 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release454 days/64 weeks
Widest Release6 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 2-410$5,345-6-$890$5,3451
Oct 9-1120$165-96.9%6-$27$5,9012
Oct 16-1826$92-44.2%6-$15$6,3593
Oct 23-2523$158+71.7%4-2$39$6,6434
Oct 30-Nov 126$120-24.1%2-2$60$6,6855
Nov 6-826$21-82.5%2-$10$6,7766
Jan 29-3125$26-1-$26$6,69218
Feb 26-28
Vancouver Olympics
24$53-2-$26$6,66822