Under the Yoke

Follows the Bulgarian people's struggle for national independence in the period from 1875 to the Liberation from Otoman bondage.

Cast

Miroslav Mindov

as Boycho Ognyanov

Lili Popivanova

as Rada Gospozhina

Petko Karlukovsky

as Borimechkata

Vasil Kirkov

as Doktor Sokolov

Gancho Ganchev

as Kiryak Stefchov

Stefan Pejchev

as Tosun bey

Nikola Popov

as Bay Marko

Konstantin Kisimov

as Kolcho slepetza

Ivan Dimov

as Marin vaglishtarya

Georgi Radanov

as Kandov

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