Binka Zhelyazkova

Binka Zhelyazkova Trailers

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Binka Zhelyazkova was a Bulgarian film director. She was the first Bulgarian woman to direct a feature film. Her work often reflected her struggles, and four of her nine films were banned from distribution and reached audiences only after the end of communism. Despite her difficulties at home her films won numerous awards outside of Bulgaria.

Most Popular Binka Zhelyazkova Trailers

Total trailers found: 10

We Were Young Trailer (1961)

13 March 1961

During Second World War a beautiful love between two young people burns out against the background of the Nazi reality.

The Last Word Trailer (1973)

07 September 1973

The seven women inmates in Poslednata Duma are imprisoned because they have been associated with partisans opposing the fascist puppet government of the German Nazis.

The Swimming Pool Trailer (1977)

29 August 1977

Apostol, an architect on this side of forty, meets by chance Bella at a swimming pool on the night of her graduation party.

Adam's Rib Trailer (1956)

01 October 1956

The young Bulgarian Muslim woman Zyulker wants to study and become a teacher. Her father decides to arrange a marriage to her.

The Tied Up Balloon Trailer (1967)

01 December 1967

A barrage balloon appears unexpectedly over a Bulgarian village during World War II. The startled villagers decide to knock it down with a fusillade yet the balloon flies off to the mountains.

On the Roofs at Night Trailer (1988)

08 February 1988

Two girls with the same name—Nadezhda [Hope]—live in the same apartment. Great Nadezhda is isolated from other people.

The Big Night Bathe Trailer (1980)

01 December 1980

Friends of different generations, practicing different professions, spend together their summer holidays at the seaside every year.

Life Flows Quietly By... Trailer (1988)

19 December 1988

The fortunes of a group of partisans after the triumph of the socialist revolution.

The Bright and Dark Side of Things Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

The fundamental questions of human life about guilt, repentance, and redemption are posed in the two documentary essay - about the grief of the women from Sliven Prison who give birth to their children behind bars.

Lullaby Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

"Nani-na, sleep tight" is the song Bulgarian mothers sing to their little babies. It is obvious that the same song is sung to the little babies in the women's prison in Sliven where the great Bulgarian director Binka Zhelyazkova made two documentaries, the first one named "Nani-Na" /"Lullaby"/ with the incredible true stories of the prisoners in that facility.