The Appeal to Bulgarians
Was this movie so appealing to Bulgarians because it was about a kind of peasant revolt/revenge against invading outsiders (Ottomons) that imposed their cruel will on the locals and was made in an era when the Russian imposed communist leadership were also resented for their cruelty? If so, how in the world did it get past the communist sensors?
And are there any specific allusions found in this movie that only a Bulgarian would recognize? It almost seems fairy tale like in its circularity and its ultimate fate in the end. As if its reflecting some older tale about taking revenge too far or using loved ones for your vengeance or something.
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