Dimitrovgradtsy Димитровградци | |
Director: | Nikola Korabov Ducho Mundrov |
Starring: | Georgi Kaloyanchev Maria Rusalieva Ivan Dimov Boris Chirakov |
Music: | Stefan Remenkov |
Cinematography: | Vulo Radev |
Runtime: | 109 minutes |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Language: | Bulgarian |
Dimitrovgradtsy (Bulgarian: Димитровгрдци, English: People of Dimitrovgrad) is a Bulgarian drama film from 1956 directed by Nikola Korabov and Ducho Mundrov. It is based on a screenplay by Buryan Enchev, with cinematography by Vulo Radev. The music was composed by Stefan Remenkov. Georgi Kaloyanchev, Maria Rusalieva, Ivan Dimov, and Boris Chirakov appear in the lead roles.
The film describes in socialist realism style the construction of the city of Dimitrovgrad few years after the end of World War II. It shows the enthusiasm of the young people sent there in brigades by the state, the so-called brigadiers, who worked for free to create a "city of dreams" for young people, where everything would be wonderful.