Binka: Da razkajesh prikazka za mylchanieto

A documentary film about Binka Zhelyazkova, (b.1923) the first woman film director in Bulgaria and her extraordinary life in cinema. In the span of 40 years in film, Binka Zhelyazkova, labeled “the bad girl of Bulgarian cinema” endured communism, censorship, stopped films and long periods of silence. Her films reached audiences far beyond Bulgaria at such renowned film festival as Cannes Film Festival, Moscow Film Festival, Brussels Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Expo 67 at Montreal. Much admired abroad she was intensely disliked at home for her bold personality and uncompromising attitudes. By following into her footsteps, the director seeks to rediscover her own roots and to give a voice to this exceptional woman and a filmmaker.