The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Bulgaria. 13th century. The people, driven to utter despair, rise in arms. They elect Ivaylo - a poor peasant but gifted military commander - as their leader. Ivaylo's army overruns the Tatar invaders and the royal troops. In a decisive battle with the royal army, Ivaylo defeats and slays King Konstantin Asen. To prevent a betrayal on the feudal nobles, who intend to open the gates of the royal capital to Byzantine army, Ivaylo sacrifices his personal happiness, abandons his sweetheart and agrees to marry the widowed queen.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Evgeni KonstantinovWriter
- Nikola ValchevWriter
- Nikola ValchevDirector
Cast
- Bogomil SimeonovIvaylo
- Ginka StanchevaKalina
- Tzvyatko NikolovMomchil
- Ivan BratanovPop Manol
- Trifon DzhonevShishko
- Luna DavidovaMaria
- Encho TagarovDeyan
- Nikolay UzunovValkan
- Nikolay DoychevStan