The Beast Is Still Alive
Directed by
Mina Mileva,
Vesela Kazakova
Bulgaria, United Kingdom,
2016
Documentary, Animation, History
Synopsis
25 years after the fall of Communism a young Bulgarian opens her Grandad’s Secret Service file to unravel the past and find answers to why the Socialist idea had failed so badly in reality.
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