10 Nov 1952
Under the Yoke
Follows the Bulgarian people's struggle for national independence in the period from 1875 to the Liberation from Otoman bondage.
The Love Summer of a Schlep
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Four friends and three girls spend a summer on a desolated beach, living in an abandoned hut.
Top Billed Cast
Emil Cotev Lacho
Petar Popyordanov Svezhia
Hristo Shopov Bratetza
Mariana Krumova Nadya the singer
Reni Vrangova Katya
Nona Mileva Korneliya
Ivan Savov First Musician
Peter Krastev Second Musician
Ilian Balinov Third Musician
Христо Гърбов Bus Driver
Katya Todorova Grandmother
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