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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.
Directed by Elka Nikolova

Andrej Certov
Self

Antonina Zhelyazkova
Self

Angel Vagenshtain
Self

Atanas Svilenov
Self

Valeri Petrov
Self

Delyana Hadzhiyankova
Self

Ivan Popjordanov
Self

Ivan Traykov
Self

Ingeborg Bratoeva
Self

Kliment Denchev
Self

Kosta Bikov
Self

Kosta Tzonev
Self
Bo Widerberg
1977