The Boyana Master

The Boyana Master

1981•1h 48m•7.3/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

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7.3/10(4)

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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Production

Boyana Film

Language

BG

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Petar Despotov

Iliya

Lyubomir Dimitrov

Lyubomir Dimitrov

Sevastokrator Kaloyan

Boyka Velkova

Boyka Velkova

Desislava

Emil Markov

Emil Markov

Kitan

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