The Goat Horn (1972)

Original title

Козият рог

Directed by

Metodi Andonov

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of Bulgaria

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

D

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 17th century Bulgaria, a man's wife is raped and killed by Ottoman lords. He disguises his daughter as a boy, trains her in combat for ten years, and together they seek revenge.

bleaktensegrittyslow-burnmelancholicviscerally intensesomberrevenge-driven

What happens

The Goat Horn (Bulgarian: Козият рог, translit. Koziyat rog) is a 1972 Bulgarian drama film directed by Metodi Andonov, starring Anton Gorchev and Katya Paskaleva. The film is set in 17th Century Bulgaria where Kara Ivan's wife is raped and killed by four local Ottoman feudal masters. Having disguised his daughter as a boy, and trained her in the masculine art of warfare over a period of ten years, they set out to take revenge. The film won a Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The Goat Horn was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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