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In the 17th century, a bulgarian christian region is selected by the ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to islam. a janissary who was kidnapped from the village as a boy now serving the ottoman sultan is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. the bulgarian christians have to chose between physical annihilation and losing their spiritual identity. ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out. based on the novel "vreme razdelno" by anton donchev.
| | Tags : Bulgaria, Medieval, Ottoman turks, Roussi Chanev, Iossif Surchadjiev |
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