Overview
A teenage girl's rebellion through drugs becomes a metaphor for the struggle between individuality and totalitarianism. Amidst the political upheaval of 1968, Sybilla (the "Countess") is sent to a girls' re-education camp when she is caught using drugs. After a failed affair and an abortion, Sybilla's drug use lands her in a mental clinic where she resists efforts to remold her personality. Based on a true story.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Georgi Genkov
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Emil Hristov
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Petar PopzlatevWriter
- Raymond VagenstainWriter
- Original title
- Аз, Графинята
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 18, 1989
- Original language
- Bulgarian
- Countries
- Bulgaria
Production
Cast
Svetlana YanchevaThe Countess- Alexander DoynovToni
Valcho KamarashevBay Kolyo-Kutziya Bil
Katya PaskalevaMaria- Petar PopyordanovBoyko
Maria StatulovaD-r Gerenska
Ilia DobrevPayryaza
Krastyo LafazanovStarshinata Penko- Eduard SacharievRangel, Boyko's father
- Martina VachkovaBiyachkata
Hristo GarbovNacho
Iren KrivoshievaVili
Samuel Finzi
Itzhak FinziPsychiatrist
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