646f9e108c A mother, forced to abandon her child and home, leads a rebellious band and inflicts her own justice in the brutal men's world of 19th century. In XIX century Bulgaria a brave woman Roumena rises against the cruel oppression of the Ottoman Empire. As a chieftain of a band of rebels she is torn apart between her desire to avenge and the pure love, hidden in her heart, to a man, she has sworn not to fall for. I was really excited to see this movie after the trailer and mostly because of the music of the Bulgarian band Kayno Yesno Slonce. But from the beginning till the end this movie was a full disappointment for me, having nothing to do with most of the reviews that are spawning in the Bulgarian media, so I sat down to write a review. The movie tries to escape the socialist Bulgarian TV movie style and fails. The actors play like it's theater and their language, which isn't old Ottoman Bulgarian, nor some kind of clear dialect, but something with the pathos and diction of a former socialist memorial speech. There is hardly any authenticity in language, appearance, haircuts and so on. The motivations of the heroes remain unclear and their psychological development is so awfully depicted that I wished that this movie was just an action flick, it would have made it much better to watch that way. But,in all Bulgarian movies, there is not enough money for the action scenes, so don't expect real effect in battles, but just action tricks, used in the early cinema to fool the viewer that action takes place. The music of Kayno Yeslo Slonce is sometimes used without any connection to the scene. You can hear the same music in a love and in a battle scene. Reading the reviews, I feel ashamed of the people who voted with 1. Believe me, no other person could vote like this for a Bulgarian movie, but a Bulgarian. I am sure these people will give 4 or 5 or even 10 to shitty movies like xXx or Avengers. So pity! Voevoda is a great movie, following real events. And yes, the truth could be unpleasant, especially when you are a Bulgarian citizen, but not a real Bulgarian. This movie is a reverence to all the brave women, who were fighting for Bulgarian liberation. If you noticed the script at the end - most of them were rebellion leaders, not just order-takers. Not surprised all bad comments are written by men. I feel really sorry for those who didn't get the idea and for those who got it but sexism made them write those comments. It is a movie every real Bulgarian must see. And yes, you will cry at the end. But only at the end, because during the movie you could not, you will stay stunned. There is a plot and there is a story line which is very easily followed. It is so realistic, breathtaking and heartbreaking, so nobody cares about insignificant camera issues or the exact speech percentage. And yes, the story represents the real truth. Nikolay Haytov was an author famous with making huge researches of people, places and stories before writing.
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