I saw the film 4 or probably 5 years ago. I needed to read the book for school, but I preferred to watch the series, because it's very well done.
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"Pod Igoto" is one of the Bulgarian masterpiece novels. It is about the hard life under the Ottoman's yoke and the efforts of some people to rebel against the Ottomans. It's happening in April 1876. The peasants of a small village called Biala Cherkva (translated White Church), which is situated near a larger town,which name originally in the novel is not announced, but we can suggest that it's Koprivshtitza, decide to rise up against the ottomans. The whole preparation for the revolt is organized by the main male character - Boitcho Ognianov, who is prison-breaker presenting himself for a teacher. He meets the young teacher Rada Gospojina and both fall in love. Everybody in Biala Cherkva are very nervous because of the rising up. There's also some people like Kiriak Stefchov, who seeks the benefit of being friend to the ottomans at the village, and are trying to frustrate the whole preparation. There is many interesting and original characters in this movie. All of them are based on the reality in Bulgaria during the April rebellion in 1876. Ivan Vazov tried to show as real as he can the hard existence of the common Bulgarian people under the Ottoman's yoke. At the end of the 'rebellion' made by the people in Biala Cherkva, a little cannon shoots. It was going to be the main strike of the rebels, but when they fires it up expecting to shake the whole mountain, it just cracks as Vazov says "like a fart coming out of a hell's rectum". This means that all the efforts was just useless. t the end all of the leading rebels dies.
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The series shows the real life in the 19th century in Bulgaria. There is a strong drama, love affair, but the main remains the rebellion of the people. The film is about the hope the people had and how hopelessly is their existence. The movie is very strong. There are some violent scenes, so I don't recommend it to children under age of 12. It is based on one of the Bulgarian's masterpiece novels. If you like based-on-true films, you may like this.
***SPOILERS***
"Pod Igoto" is one of the Bulgarian masterpiece novels. It is about the hard life under the Ottoman's yoke and the efforts of some people to rebel against the Ottomans. It's happening in April 1876. The peasants of a small village called Biala Cherkva (translated White Church), which is situated near a larger town,which name originally in the novel is not announced, but we can suggest that it's Koprivshtitza, decide to rise up against the ottomans. The whole preparation for the revolt is organized by the main male character - Boitcho Ognianov, who is prison-breaker presenting himself for a teacher. He meets the young teacher Rada Gospojina and both fall in love. Everybody in Biala Cherkva are very nervous because of the rising up. There's also some people like Kiriak Stefchov, who seeks the benefit of being friend to the ottomans at the village, and are trying to frustrate the whole preparation. There is many interesting and original characters in this movie. All of them are based on the reality in Bulgaria during the April rebellion in 1876. Ivan Vazov tried to show as real as he can the hard existence of the common Bulgarian people under the Ottoman's yoke. At the end of the 'rebellion' made by the people in Biala Cherkva, a little cannon shoots. It was going to be the main strike of the rebels, but when they fires it up expecting to shake the whole mountain, it just cracks as Vazov says "like a fart coming out of a hell's rectum". This means that all the efforts was just useless. t the end all of the leading rebels dies.
***END OF SPOILERS***
The series shows the real life in the 19th century in Bulgaria. There is a strong drama, love affair, but the main remains the rebellion of the people. The film is about the hope the people had and how hopelessly is their existence. The movie is very strong. There are some violent scenes, so I don't recommend it to children under age of 12. It is based on one of the Bulgarian's masterpiece novels. If you like based-on-true films, you may like this.
