Binka: To Tell a Story About Silence (2007)

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.

Cast (22)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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Andrej Certov

Self

A

Antonina Zhelyazkova

Self

Angel Vagenshtain

Self

A

Atanas Svilenov

Self

V

Valeri Petrov

Self

D

Delyana Hadzhiyankova

Self

I

Ivan Popjordanov

Self

I

Ivan Traykov

Self

I

Ingeborg Bratoeva

Self

K

Kliment Denchev

Self

K

Kosta Bikov

Self

K

Kosta Tzonev

Self

L

Lila Toke

Self

Lyuben Chatalov

Self

N

Neda Stanimirova

Self

Nikolai Sotirov

Self

P

Pamela Rosenberg

Self

P

Pavel Pisarev

Self

Tzvetana Maneva

Self

V

Victoria Krumova

Little Girl

Paraskeva Djukelova

Narrator

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Linda Russeva

Narrator

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