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Directed by | Metodi Andonov |
Produced by | Nikola Velev |
Written by | Nikolai Haitov |
Starring |
Anton Gorchev Katya Paskaleva |
Music by | Mariya Neykova |
Cinematography | Dimo Kolarov |
Edited by | Evgeniya Radeva |
Distributed by | Bulgarian Cinematography Studios of Feature Films Film Unite Mladost (uncredited) |
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100 minutes |
Country | Bulgaria |
Language | Bulgarian |
The Goat Horn (Bulgarian: Козият рог, translit. Koziyat rog) is a 1972 Bulgarian drama film directed by Metodi Andonov, starring Anton Gorchev and Katya Paskaleva. The film is set in 17th Century Bulgaria where Kara Ivan’s wife is raped and killed by four local Ottoman feudal masters. Having disguised his daughter as a boy, and trained her in the masculine art of warfare over a period of ten years, they set out to take revenge.
The film won a Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.The Goat Horn was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.