Time of Violence (1988)
In the 17th century, a Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam. A Janissary who was kidnapped from the village as a boy is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. The Turkish governor seeks a peaceful solution, but ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out.
- Released
- 1988-03-28
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 288 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ludmil Staikov
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 from 17 votes
Cast
- Iossif Surchadzhiev as Karaibrahim
- Rousy Chanev as The Priest, pop Aligorko
- Ivan Krystev as Manol
- Anya Pencheva as Sevda
- Valter Toski as Venetzianetza
- Vassil Mihajlov as Syuleyman aga
- Kalina Stefanova as Elitza
- Max Freeman as Momchil (as Momchil Karamitev)
- Konstantin Kotsev as Karaibrahim's father dyado Galushko
- Stoyko Peev as Goran
- Bogomil Simeonov as Ismail bey
- Djoko Rosic as Karahasan
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