Subjects:

Subjects:

“…A story about the unknown sides of the communist history and the times of the Cold War.…”

“…This field report was assigned the following topical and geographical subject headings by the RFE/RL: Hungary; Prisons (2500) -- Forced Labor; Prisoners of War…”

“…She also falls in love with the local hermit, a hunky, mystical war veteran who lives in a ruined church. Mila From Mars was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art for inclusion in the 2005 edition of New Directors/New Films.…”

“…Duration: 02:21:00 The action takes place during the Spanish Civil War. The accidental meeting of British noblewoman Fanny Horn with Father Eredia, a Jesuit, reverses their destinies. …”

“…She is trying to make peace with herself in a constant imaginary dialogue with the spirit of her father Theodor Angeloff, shot during the Second World War by the Gestapo and later declared a national hero of Belgium. …”

“…She finds Serb prisoner of war Ivo Obrenovich in her garden . Hunger has driven him out of the POW camp. …”

“…The memories of the personal past involves the backdrop of majour historical events – the Balkan wars and the WWI figuring prominently in everyones’ memories, the emigration tides to Argentina, Nazi parades in Berlin and the segregation of Jews, the encolvement of youth in the communist movement, the “fascist” actions in Bulgaria through the experience of a seasoned young lady communist and the far more detached account of a non-believer, the coming of Soviet troops, collectivization and the mass killings by the communists. …”

“…Besides the wedding we are presented with a kaleidoscopic picture of a harvest and war, floods and hot summer days, childbirth, the death of centenarians and life after death. …”

“…The uprising is mercilessly put down. Russia wages war on Turkey and Russian troops together with help from Bulgarian side liberate Bulgaria. …”

“…That was just after the war: the time of big construction projects, of fervent enthusiasm and faith in the future. …”

“…With a view to presenting his story in dramatic, human terms, Dyulgerov chose to focus on one character above all others, a young shepherd who undergoes a transformation that is in step with the times around him, and embodies all of the ideals, problems, and sorrows of this war for independence. The shepherd is a Macedonian, and the western segment of Bulgaria that was still under Turkish control after 1878 is, in fact, a part of a greater Macedonia that came to be divided between Greece, Yugoslavia, and eventually, Bulgaria. …”