The film tells the story of a young village girl who leaves home for a factory during World War II, lured by promises of easy money and a good life. Soon after arriving at the factory, however, she realizes that all the promises were lies, but Danka will not give in to discouragement. After the liberation of Bulgaria by the Soviet Army, she happily went to work with the other workers in the factory, which now belonged to the people.
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Cast
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Milka Tuykova
Danka
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Nadezhda Seykova
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Dimitar Botev
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Slavka Matova
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Hristo Kodzhabashev
Dragomanina
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Boris Borozanov Director · Kiril Ilinchev Director Ivan Fichev Director
First release March 24, 1952 · Produced in Bulgaria · Original title Данка
Production
Boyana Film Studios
Production
Bulgaria
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Languages
Original title
Данка
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
Bulgaria · March 24, 1952
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
July 24, 1953 · Theatrical · (East Germany)
XC
April 10, 1953 · Theatrical
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