The 10 best Bulgarian movies
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1. Mazhki vremena (1977)
125 min | Drama
There were times when stealing girls in these lands has been a worthy vocation, was a habit and a sort of custom in Bulgaria. Only the strongest and most experienced men took the profession... See full summary »
Director: Eduard Zahariev | Stars: Mariana Dimitrova, Grigor Vachkov, Velko Kynev, Pavel Popandov
Votes: 191
2. Time of Violence (1988)
R | 288 min | Drama
In the 17th century, a Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam. A Janissary who was kidnapped from the village as a boy is... See full summary »
Director: Ludmil Staikov | Stars: Rousy Chanev, Ivan Krystev, Anya Pencheva, Momchil Karamitev
Votes: 2,402
3. Koziyat rog (1972)
R | 105 min | Drama
The film sends us to the 17th century when Bulgaria was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Four hoodlums break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife in full view ... See full summary »
Director: Metodi Andonov | Stars: Katya Paskaleva, Anton Gorchev, Milen Penev, Todor Kolev
Votes: 2,842
4. Vsichko e lyubov (1979)
102 min | Drama
A boy from a poor Sofia neighborhood - Rado who is orphan and has committed several petty crimes - is sent to a borstal, or, to put it otherwise becomes a juvenile prisoner. Unfortunately, ... See full summary »
Director: Borislav Sharaliev | Stars: Ivan Ivanov, Yanina Kasheva, Valcho Kamarashev, Ibish Orhanov
Votes: 709
5. Vilna zona (1975)
79 min | Comedy
A common Bulgarian family spends a warm afternoon in the fall in a country house. The preparations for a dinner party are in full swing. The formal reason is that the son enlists in the ... See full summary »
Director: Eduard Zahariev | Stars: Katya Paskaleva, Itschak Fintzi, Naum Shopov, Stefka Berova
Votes: 222
6. A Nameless Band (1981)
G | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The misfortunes of a couple of guys who form a music group and think they can get rich and famous easy.
Director: Lyudmil Kirkov | Stars: Velko Kynev, Filip Trifonov, Pavel Popandov, Georgi Mamalev
Votes: 2,298
7. Shturetz v uhoto (1976)
95 min | Comedy
Two young people living in the country decide to move to the big city by all means. They set off hitch-hiking, but on the road uncertainty and remorse seize them. Is that the right decision... See full summary »
Director: Gueorgui Stoyanov | Stars: Stefan Mavrodiyev, Pavel Popandov, Itschak Fintzi, Tatyana Lolova
Votes: 141
8. Skapa moya, skapi moy (1986)
107 min | Drama, Family
Ivan and Anna move to Sofia with their two children. At first the family decide to stay at the summer house of a friend of Ivan's. And it's all going quite well until Vlado arrives - a ... See full summary »
Director: Eduard Zahariev | Stars: Mariana Dimitrova, Plamen Sirakov, Ivan Donev, Raya Bachvarova
Votes: 40
9. Avalanche (1978)
PG | 91 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster, Jeanette Nolan
Votes: 2,397
10. The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (2008)
105 min | Drama
The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather, Bai Dan, embarks on a journey in search of his real self.
Director: Stephan Komandarev | Stars: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Carlo Ljubek, Hristo Mutafchiev, Ana Papadopulu
Votes: 6,102
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