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Canary Season
Eugeny Mihaylov | Bulgaria | 1994 | 133 min.

Set in communist Bulgaria during the 1960s-1970s, Canary Season unfolds as a mother recounts her life to her son in order to help him understand why she has not been able to be a good parent. Tragic and brutal, her story, like so many others during this period in Bulgarian history, is a tale of the twisted forces of a Communist regime that tore families apart, shredded hope, and imprisoned a generation. Gritty in its realism, this drama features tour de force performances by Paraskeva Djukelova as the older Lily, and Planena Getova as the young Lily.

New York Premiere, 1995 Human Rights Watch Festival. Distributed by Robert A. Nowotny, Teocally Entertainment, Inc., 350 Country Club Drive, Suite 108, P.O. Box 2767, Crested Butte, CO 81224-2767, Tel.: (303) 349 0500 Fax: (303) 349 2813.

Eugeny Mihaylov

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