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The Hare Census (1973)

The Hare Census poster
Original title
Преброяване на дивите зайци
Directed by
Eduard Zahariev
Genre
comedy film
Country
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
B
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of Bulgarian actors portray characters caught up in a pointless census of hares. The film mocks bureaucratic nonsense and pointless official activities.

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What happens

The Hare Census (Bulgarian: Преброяване на дивите зайци, romanized: Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi) is a Bulgarian satiric comedy film released in 1973, directed by Eduard Zahariev, starring Itzhak Fintzi, Nikola Todev, Georgi Rusev, Evstati Stratev, Philip Trifonov and Todor Kolev. Although the film features one of the most remarkable Bulgarian actors, the biting satire of nonsensical activity made the authority keep the film away from the widespread presentation during the totalitarian system in Bulgaria. In the 1990s, after the advent of democracy, the film came into broad view and became an eminent badge for the Bulgarian Film Art from those years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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