The Countess

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Release date: August 18, 1989
Duration: 119 minutes
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Overview

A teenage girl's rebellion through drugs becomes a metaphor for the struggle between individuality and totalitarianism. Amidst the political upheaval of 1968, Sybilla (the "Countess") is sent to a girls' re-education camp when she is caught using drugs. After a failed affair and an abortion, Sybilla's drug use lands her in a mental clinic where she resists efforts to remold her personality. Based on a true story.

Starring

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Svetlana Yancheva
The Countess
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Valcho Kamarashev
Bay Kolyo-Kutziya Bil