Stolen Eyes, with English subs, part 01 (Откраднати Очи)

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0B5C357E73E33528

This is a Bulgarian movie that deals with a taboo topic in todays Bulgaria - the "Revival Process" ("Vazroditelen Protzes" in Bulgarian) in the late 1980s in contemporary Bulgaria. The movie was screened in Bulgarian cinemas, but due to an outcry from Bulgaria's political establishment the movie is effectively banned in Bulgaria.

The "Revival Process" was a Bulgarian government policy whereby the Bulgarian authorities took their official assimilationist policy to extremes. The Bulgarian Government followed the example of the Greek authorities who forced members of the Macedonian minority to assume Greek names and surnames since the 1920s. We see scenes in the movie where members of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria are made to choose Bulgarian names not just for themselves but for their dead parents as well. Turks that were not prepared to accept Bulgaria's assimilationist policy were deported en masse from Bulgaria. A total of over 300 000 Bulgarian Turks were expelled to Turkey for the simple crime that they were not ethnic Bulgarians.

This version of the movie has English subtitles.

Below is a review from imdb:

At the Beginning of 1980 the Bulgarian Communist Party begins to rigorously pursue a policy of ethnic cleansing on the Turkish minority. It is the first Bulgarian feature film to deal with this dark chapter in the country's history. The mass expulsion of a minority which took place in a European country in 1989 remains largely unknown up until today. To ensure that this no longer remains the case and that now audiences can look upon history in the face is the merit of Radoslav Spassov, whose movie is now banned in Bulgaria. Two outstanding lead actors contribute to the success of the film. It received a Special mention from the IFFS (International Federation of Film Societies) jury on the 15th FilmFestival in Cottbus/ Germany -- Festival of East European Cinema in November 2005.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Stolen
• Eyes
• Откраднати
• Очи
• България
• Турция
• възродителен
• процес
• Bulgar
• Turk

[MechkinKamen]

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[PifchoBG]

@TaHrPa "History is there to show us what mistakes have been made" очевидно в турция никой не е съжалил, нито осъзнал грешка за 500 години робовладелство, а аз трябва да съжалявам че държавата ми е сменила няколко турски имена с български? Нема как да стане! Да ги бяха изгонили всички, сега нямаше да има догановци и незаконни етнически и верски партии като дпс. турчина си е турчин и винаги ще е заплаха заноционалната сигурност. Справка - Косово.

[PifchoBG]

@MrEmretti wiki is based on facts and world encyclopedias like britanica, not turkish pseudo-history books. I speak lng who is 180 degrees different than your ugly arabic based lng, and my alphabet is really mine cuz its unique and invented by bulgarians, not stolen like you stoll latin alphabet and call it "turkish" = Its obviously not turkish, but 99% latin.

[TaHrPa]

I see the same retarded arguments in every clip that even remotely involves the history of the Balkans and the people who live there.

What haters don't see or choose to ignore is that we are all human beings. History is there to show us what mistakes have been made, not as a reason for hatred and fear.

You wanna know who's older? Monkeys.

[MrEmretti]

@PifchoBG wiki is just for readers ...

second , turks are older than bulgarians. even you were spoken our lang you dumb.

[PifchoBG]

@MrEmretti how many? Tell me ? If yuo dont know history you can always go to wikipedia. Of course Bulgarians are older nation than turks. 681y for us, against 1299 for you. Fact !

[MrEmretti]

@PifchoBG hahah tell me how many greek words are there in your created language ? :D you even dont speak own language :D but tellin me you are older than turks ? hahah what a joke ...

[PifchoBG]

@MrEmretti I can ask you the same question. turkey was found 1923, how is that your shitty oriental country older than Bulgaria, which is founded 681 year? :D And secondly tell me how my culture is greek? I know greek culture and I know Bulgarian culture better than you obviously, and they are totally different. You better start educate yourself, cuz you are culturally Zero.

[MrEmretti]

@PifchoBG hahahah bulgarian republic was found at 18 century ! so how can u be older that us ? if you talk about Bulgar Kağanlığı they werent bulgarian. So tell me what makes you bulgar ? you are slavic spoken, you believe in byzantine version of christianity, you live greek culture :D so what of them makes u bulgar ? tell me bulgarian ?

[PifchoBG]

@MrEmretti yes, I'm PROUD I'm not from your blood, you said it - I'm not. Thats Great. Bulgarians are old nation, not like turks... we cant be turks. you dont exist when we came here and beat byzantian empire. Iran and Afganistan are ethnicity closer to us, not turks. ugly turks, I spit on you, on your country and everything !!!

[korpiklaani85]

We are all one :) Bulgarians, turks.. we are all the same, we use similar words, we eat the same food, only the faith is different. Be happy and celebrate the diversity!