The Weddings of King Ioan Assen - СВАТБИТЕ НА ЙОАН АСЕН

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Drama/History, 1975, Color, 161 min., Language - Bulgarian
Also Known As: Svatbite na Yoan Asen

Directed by: Vili Tzankov
Written by: Evgeni Konstantinov
Director of Photography: Venets Dimitrov
Production Designer: Mariya Ivanova, Irina Marichkova, Asen Mitev, Maria Nozharova
Music: Boris Karadimchev & Georgi Minchev

Cast: Apostol Karamitev, Kosta Tsonev, Ivan Kondov, Nevena Kokanova, Stefan Danailov, Tzvetana Maneva, Aneta Sotirova, Adriana Palyusheva, Anton Gorchev, Violetta Gindeva, Georgi Cherkelov, Bruno O'Ya, Bogomil Simeonov, Ivanka Dimitrova, Ivan Andonov, Kliment Denchev, Biserka Koleva, Viktor Danchenko

Synopsis: The film takes us back into the times of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom - 13th century. The Bulgarian Emperor - Tsar Ioan Assen - is trying through several marriages to enlarge the State and to support the peace in  it.
In the 13 c. Yoan Asen ruled Bulgaria. The king is good and wise ruler, but very authoritative as well. He realizes that prolonged wars have exhausted his people and decided to uphold peace by all means. His solution is to marry several times in order to protect the interests of the state. He even sends his only love to a monastery. Following his goal, King Yoan Asen sacrifices the personal happiness of his brother and his daughter as well. Obviously his power does not allow him to grant happiness.