646f9e108c Voevoda means rebel-leader, commander, guardian. The film tells the story of Roumena, a mother who is forced to abandon her child and home and leads a rebellious band inflicting her own justice in Bulgaria, during the Ottoman Empire yoke. She struggles as a mother as she succeeds as a voevoda, for that Roumena was called a demon, as well as the mountain queen. Based on inspiring real character and the short story "Roumena Voivoda"by Bulgarian classic writer Nikolay Haitov Shot with many non-professional actors and the writer/director and her daughter playing the lead, on distant rural locations and mostly with natural light, the film brings authenticity and realism to the question how cruel people could be to the ones who are different. A woman struggling to make it up to the men's world makes this 19th century tale a contemporary piece.
A mother, forced to abandon her child and home, leads a rebellious band and inflicts her own justice in the brutal men's world of 19th century.
Reading the reviews, I feel ashamed of the people who voted with 1. Believe me, no other person could vote like this for a Bulgarian movie, but a Bulgarian. I am sure these people will give 4 or 5 or even 10 to shitty movies like xXx or Avengers. So pity! Voevoda is a great movie, following real events. And yes, the truth could be unpleasant, especially when you are a Bulgarian citizen, but not a real Bulgarian. This movie is a reverence to all the brave women, who were fighting for Bulgarian liberation. If you noticed the script at the end - most of them were rebellion leaders, not just order-takers. Not surprised all bad comments are written by men. I feel really sorry for those who didn't get the idea and for those who got it but sexism made them write those comments. It is a movie every real Bulgarian must see. And yes, you will cry at the end. But only at the end, because during the movie you could not, you will stay stunned. There is a plot and there is a story line which is very easily followed. It is so realistic, breathtaking and heartbreaking, so nobody cares about insignificant camera issues or the exact speech percentage. And yes, the story represents the real truth. Nikolay Haytov was an author famous with making huge researches of people, places and stories before writing.
Awful script, awfully shot... I was really disappointed by the movie. All of the scenes are shot with one camera, from awfully bad angles and always zoomed to the maximum. You basically cannot understand what is going on around. There were scenes in which you are basically watching the hair of the character for too long time and nothing is happening. The story line is stupid, actually there is no story line. During the whole 2 hours, there are about 15 minutes of speech. You cannot understand what is happening most of the time. Random scenes are put together without any thought. Wouldn't recommend watching it, I will put 1/10 rating, you will just waste 2 hours of your life.