The Countess

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1989 / 119min.

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Genres

Drama

Synopsis

A teenage girl's rebellion through drugs becomes a metaphor for the struggle between individuality and totalitarianism. Amidst the political upheaval of 1968, Sybilla (the "Countess") is sent to a girls' re-education camp when she is caught using drugs. After a failed affair and an abortion, Sybilla's drug use lands her in a mental clinic where she resists efforts to remold her personality. Based on a true story.

Directors

Petar Popzlatev

Actors

Itzhak Finzi

Samuel Finzi

Hristo Garbov

Krastyo Lafazanov

Alexander Doynov

Petar Popyordanov

Ilia Dobrev

Martina Vachkova

Svetlana Yancheva

Valcho Kamarashev

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