Binka: To Tell a Story About Silence (2007)

  • NR
  • 01/01/2007 (BG)
  • Documentary
  • 48m

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.

Elka Nikolova

Director, Writer

Cast

Andrei Chertov's headshot

Andrei Chertov

Self
Antonina Zhelyazkova's headshot

Antonina Zhelyazkova

Self
Angel Vagenshtain's headshot

Angel Vagenshtain

Self
Atanas Svilenov's headshot

Atanas Svilenov

Self
Valeri Petrov's headshot

Valeri Petrov

Self
Delyana Hadzhiyankova's headshot

Delyana Hadzhiyankova

Self
Ivan Popjordanov's headshot

Ivan Popjordanov

Self
Ivan Traykov's headshot

Ivan Traykov

Self

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