A Bulgarian revolutionary vs. fascism in 1933 Europe—history class just got chaotic.
The action takes place in Moscow, Berlin and Vienna in years 1932 and 1933, a time when the great Bulgarian revolutionary and internationalist Georgi Dimitrov was actively involved in establishing a broad alliance of democratic forces against the emerging threat of war and fascism.
Direction
Bardem crafts tension from courtroom speeches and shadowy corridors.
Production
Period detail that screams 'we borrowed actual 1930s furniture.'
Director
Juan Antonio Bardem
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Spanish-Bulgarian-East German co-production required three different film stocks due to Cold War equipment shortages.
Dimitrov was so famous in 1933 that Hitler personally demanded his execution—his acquittal became global leftist legend.
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