The Goat Horn (1972)

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. 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. 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.



^ "The Goat Horn". mubi.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.

^ Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1972

^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Synopsis

Au XVIIe siècle, la Bulgarie vit doulourousement la domination ottomane. Un soir, quatre brigands turcs pénètrent chez le berger Karaivan et violent et assassinent son épouse, sous les yeux de sa propre fille, Maris, âgée de dix ans. Fou de douleur, Karaivan met le feu à sa maison et s'enfuit dans la montagne avec la fillette. Il décide de l'élever comme un garçon, pour qu'un jour elle venge la mort de sa mère. Les années passent...

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