Binka: To Tell a Story About Silence

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2007

Original language

Bulgarian

Spoken languages

Bulgarian, English

Countries

Bulgaria

Production

VREME Film Studios

Cast

Pamela Rosenberg,Andrei Chertov,Kosta Bikov,Ivan Traykov,Delyana Hadzhiyankova,Kosta Tzonev,Angel Vagenshtain,Atanas Svilenov,Victoria Krumova,Neda Stanimirovaand 12 more

Director

Elka Nikolova

Writer

Elka Nikolova

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1542397