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Vchera (1988)

Vchera poster
Original title
Вчера
Directed by
Ivan Andonov
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
C
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a group of students at a boarding school in 1960s Bulgaria. They navigate friendships, love, and the pressures of growing up as their final year unfolds.

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What happens

Yesterday (Bulgarian: Вчера, romanized: Vchera) is a 1988 Bulgarian drama film directed by Ivan Andonov and based on Vlado Daverov's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It stars Hristo Shopov, Sofiya Kuzeva and Georgi Staykov as students at a boarding school in Lovech in the late 1960s. Shortly after the film's release, its final scene where the characters take a blood oath became a cult classic, and popularised the song "Kletva", which students began singing at their graduation proms. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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