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Release Date:
January 1, 2007
Original Title:
Бинка: Да разкажеш приказка за мълчанието
Alternate Titles:
Да разкажеш приказка за мълчанието
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
VREME Film Studios
Production Countries:
Bulgaria
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 48
A film pioneer, Binka Zhelyazkova was at the forefront of political cinema under Bulgaria's Communist dictatorship. Though she remained faithful to the communist ideals she became an avid critic of the regime and brought upon herself the wrath of its censorship. As a result four of her nine films were shelved and released to the public only after the fall of the regime in 1989, and Binka Zhelyazkova became known as the bad girl of Bulgarian cinema. A provocative portrait that reveals the pressures and complexities that arise when art is made under totalitarianism.
Assistant Director:
Borjana Mateeva
Assistant Editor:
Toma Waszarow
Cinematography:
Vanyo Georgiev
Christo Bakalov
Costume Design:
Adriyana Naydenova
Director:
Elka Nikolova
Editor:
Svetoslav Vladimirov
Location Manager:
Bogdan Ejbekov
Music:
Rumen Bojiadjiev Jr.
Rumen Boyadzhiev
Production Manager:
Zdravko Vatev
Sound Designer:
Ivan Andreev
Mariana Valkanova
Writer:
Elka Nikolova
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