Movie: The Boyana Master

Top 4 Billed Cast

Petar Despotov
Petar Despotov

Iliya

Lyubomir Dimitrov
Lyubomir Dimitrov

Sevastokrator Kaloyan

Boyka Velkova
Boyka Velkova

Desislava

Emil Markov
Emil Markov

Kitan

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    This is a film about the moral and philosophical sides of the life and the art, about the complex relations between the artist and the rough rules of the time in which he lives.

  • Release Date

    1981-03-09

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    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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    български език
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