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Botev

Botev

He who falls fighting for freedom does not die.

2022 2h 20m

1876. After five centuries of slavery, the Bulgarians faced a fateful choice - either freedom or death. A handful of young revolutionaries gather in Gyurgevo, on free Romanian soil, and draw up a plan for the liberation of enslaved Bulgaria. Hristo Botev, poet, newspaperman and teacher, throws down his pen and leads two hundred young men to the aid of his rebel brothers.

2.6/5

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1876. After five centuries of slavery, the Bulgarians faced a fateful choice - either freedom or death. A handful of young revolutionaries gather in Gyurgevo, on free Romanian soil, and draw up a plan for the liberation of enslaved Bulgaria. Hristo Botev, poet, newspaperman and teacher, throws down his pen and leads two hundred young men to the aid of his rebel brothers.

Behind it

Maksim GenchevDirector

Cast

Deyan ZhekovDeyan ZhekovHristo Botev
Niki IlievNiki IlievDzham Bol
Neda SpasovaNeda SpasovaVeneta
Matey GenchevMatey Genchev
Georgi KadurinGeorgi Kadurin
Tsvetomir Angelov - Tsuki
Atanas Petkov
Goran GunchevGoran GunchevHarun
Nikolai Aprilov

Director

Maksim Genchev

Release date

1 Mar 2022

Runtime

2h 20m

Budget

$0.2M

Language

Bulgarian

Country

Bulgaria

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