| The Goat Horn | |
| Director: | Metodi Andonov |
| Producer: | Nikola Velev |
| Starring: | Anton Gorchev Katya Paskaleva |
| Music: | Mariya Neykova |
| Cinematography: | Dimo Kolarov |
| Editing: | Evgeniya Radeva |
| Distributor: | Bulgarian Cinematography Studios of Feature Films Film Unite Mladost (uncredited) |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
The Goat Horn (Bulgarian: Козият рог, translit. Koziyat rog) is a 1972 Bulgarian drama film directed by Metodi Andonov, starring Anton Gorchev and Katya Paskaleva.[1] The film is set in 17th Century Bulgaria where Kara Ivan's wife is raped and killed by four local Ottoman feudal masters. Having disguised his daughter as a boy, and trained her in the masculine art of warfare over a period of ten years, they set out to take revenge.
The film won a Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2] The Goat Horn was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
According to the Spanish journalist Moncho Alpuente,[4] due to the sexual repression in Francoist Spain, arthouse cinemas were frequented by people expecting to watch more skin than what censorship allowed in commercial theaters. As a result, The Goat Horn was a box-office hit in Spain since the censorship board had allowed sexual scenes.