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We Were Young (1961)

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Original title
А бяхме млади
Directed by
Binka Zhelyazkova
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a group of young Bulgarian resisters fighting against Nazi occupation in Sofia during World War Two. They face constant danger and moral dilemmas as they risk their lives for the resistance.

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What happens

We Were Young (Bulgarian: А бяхме млади, A byahme mladi) is a 1961 Bulgarian drama film directed by Binka Zhelyazkova and written by Hristo Ganev. The film is centered on the Bulgarian resistance to Nazism in Sofia during the Second World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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