The Boyana Master

The Boyana Master

The Boyana Master

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The Boyana Master

1981

1h 48m

7.3(4 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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4 featured cast members

Starring

Petar Despotov

Iliya

Lyubomir Dimitrov

Lyubomir Dimitrov

Sevastokrator Kaloyan

Boyka Velkova

Boyka Velkova

Desislava

Emil Markov

Emil Markov

Kitan

Creative team

Directed by: Zahari Zhandov
Written by: Evgeni Konstantinov
Stoyan Zagorchinov

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