Time of Violence
1988, Bulgarian. Directed by Ludmil Staikov.
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 is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. The Turkish governor seeks a peaceful solution, but ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out.
- Runtime
- 4h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bulgarian
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Cast & crew
- Ludmil StaikovDirector
- Iossif SurchadzhievKaraibrahim
- Rousy ChanevThe Priest, pop Aligorko
- Ivan KrystevManol
- Anya PenchevaSevda
- Valter ToskiVenetzianetza
- Vassil MihajlovSyuleyman aga
- Kalina StefanovaElitza
- Max FreemanMomchil (as Momchil Karamitev)
- Konstantin KotsevKaraibrahim's father dyado Galushko
- Stoyko PeevGoran
- Bogomil SimeonovIsmail bey
- Djoko RosicKarahasan
Details
- Released
- 28 March 1988
- Original title
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- Country
- Bulgaria
- Written by
- Georgi Danailov, Mihail Kirkov, Radoslav Spassov
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What Time of Violence is based on
Time of Violence is adapted from a novel.
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Who directed Time of Violence?
Time of Violence (1988) was directed by Ludmil Staikov and stars Iossif Surchadzhiev, Rousy Chanev, Ivan Krystev.
What is Time of Violence based on?
Time of Violence is adapted from a novel.