Heights

One of the most ambitious Bulgarian projects in recent years, Heights is an adaptation of Milen Ruskov's novel of the same name, published in 2011. The film explores the Bulgarian realities of the 1870s a few years before the war, that would liberate the country from the Ottoman occupation. Directed by Victor Bojinov and adapted by Neli Dimitrova, the story follows Gicho a young man in a revolutionary group led by Dimitar Obshti, a real-life revolutionary fighting against the Turks. After a successful train robbery Obshti entrust Gicho with a special mission: to deliver a letter to Vasil Levski, the country's most famous freedom fighter, now considered hero and dubbed The Apostle of Freedom.

Cast

Aleksandar Aleksiev

Aleksandar Aleksiev

as Gicho

Paraskeva Djukelova

Paraskeva Djukelova

as

Hristo Petkov

Hristo Petkov

as

Kiril Efremov

Kiril Efremov

as

Vassil Mihajlov

Vassil Mihajlov

as

Phillip Avramov

Phillip Avramov

as

Antonio Dimitrievski

Antonio Dimitrievski

as

Malin Krastev

Malin Krastev

as

Stoyan Doychev

Stoyan Doychev

as

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