The Island of Tsar Samuil

Name: The Island of Tsar Samuil
Director: Ралица Димитрова
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-01-01
Duration: 55 min

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Documentary

An island in northwest Greece keeps memories of the Bulgarian past.

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