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We Were Young

1961 · 110 min

A sober, earnest wartime drama that balances youthful romance with the constant threat of danger, asking for patient attention.

Directed by
Binka Zhelyazkova
Genres
Drama, War, Romance
Starring
Dimitar Buynozov, Rumyana Karabelova, Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Overview
In 1940s wartime Bulgaria, a group of young student resistance fighters operate a secret printing press to distribute underground anti-fascist propaganda, while two members of the cell develop a romance that is continuously threatened by the surrounding political violence.

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Directed by
Binka Zhelyazkova
Genres
Drama, War, Romance
Starring
Dimitar Buynozov, Rumyana Karabelova, Georgi Georgiev-Getz
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • rebellion
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war, romance
Directed by
Binka Zhelyazkova
Written by
Hristo Ganev
Starring
Dimitar Buynozov, Rumyana Karabelova, Georgi Georgiev-Getz, Emilia Radeva, Anani Yavashev, Ivan Bratanov, Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva, Georgi Naumov
Cinematography
Vasil Holiolchev
Runtime
110 min
Country
Bulgaria
Languages
Bulgarian

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