A king chose letters over swords — and changed Europe forever.
Knyaz Boris I reached the most important spiritual insight - the country needed a single language and script. It accepts students of Cyril and Methodius, creating Ohrid and Preslav Literary School. What other nations took centuries, for bulgarians takes place only about 20 years after their baptizing - introduced a Slavonic Alphabet.
Acting
Stefan Danailov's exhausted monarch energy — decisions weighing on every glance.
Production
Genuine 9th-century Bulgarian locations that budget Hollywood would murder for.
Director
Borislav Sharaliev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film was produced during Communist Bulgaria, when Cyrillic origin stories served state nationalism — making its religious sincerity oddly layered propaganda.
Stefan Danailov played Boris I in three separate productions across 17 years, essentially becoming Bulgaria's unofficial royal mascot.
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