Binka Jeliaskova makes her solo directorial debut with this love story set in Nazi-occupied Bulgaria, inspired by the author’s experience in the Partisan resistance, here mirrored in her experience of armed struggle in contrast to the blossoming of love. Winner of the main prize at the Moscow Film Festival, it was a blockbuster success in Bulgaria. The opening film in Mark Cousins’ documentary series Women Make Film, it’s considered the first Bulgarian feature film directed by a woman..