The Last Word (1973 film)

The Last Word
Directed byBinka Zhelyazkova
Written byStefan Tsanev
Binka Zhelyazkova
Produced byNikola Velev
StarringIana Guirova
CinematographyBoris Yanakiev
Edited byMadlena Dyakova
Release date
  • 7 September 1973 (1973-09-07)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryBulgaria
LanguageBulgarian

The Last Word (Bulgarian: Последната дума, translit. Poslednata duma) is a 1973 Bulgarian drama film directed by Binka Zhelyazkova. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast

Plot

The seven women inmates in Poslednata Duma are imprisoned because they have been associated with partisans opposing the fascist puppet government of the German Nazis. Each of them has the power to save herself if she will betray the others, and each bravely refuses to do so, even though it means they all will die. Despite their grim situation, and the atrocities perpetuated on them as political prisoners, they manage to laugh, and even celebrate a festival.

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Last Word". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 April 2009.