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Binka: To Tell a Story About Silence

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.

Top Cast

  • Andrej Certov

    Andrej Certov

    Self

  • Antonina Zhelyazkova

    Antonina Zhelyazkova

    Self

  • Angel Vagenshtain

    Angel Vagenshtain

    Self

  • Atanas Svilenov

    Atanas Svilenov

    Self

  • Valeri Petrov

    Valeri Petrov

    Self

  • Delyana Hadzhiyankova

    Delyana Hadzhiyankova

    Self

  • Ivan Popjordanov

    Ivan Popjordanov

    Self

  • Ivan Traykov

    Ivan Traykov

    Self

  • Ingeborg Bratoeva

    Ingeborg Bratoeva

    Self

Overview

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.

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