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Damascena
Damascena

Damascena

Damascena

Genres

Drama

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The story follows a young boy's life which started in the Rose Valley. Nowadays - a grown up man, struggling to make his dream come true.

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Budget

$2600000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Bulgarian

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

03 November 2017

Country

Bulgaria

Cast

Veselin Plachkov

Veselin Plachkov

Techo

Dimitar Banenkin

Dimitar Banenkin

Neno Kolev

Neda Spasova

Neda Spasova

Queen of roses

Simona Halacheva

Simona Halacheva

Lyuben Chatalov

Lyuben Chatalov

Troyan Gogov

Troyan Gogov

Lyubomir Farkov

Lyubomir Farkov

Alexander Tokiliev

Alexander Tokiliev

Techo, 7 years old

Tezdjan Ferad

Tezdjan Ferad

Slava Georgieva

Slava Georgieva

Dobrinka Getsova

Dobrinka Getsova

Viktor Ivanov

Viktor Ivanov

Marian Marinov

Marian Marinov

Kornelia Petkova

Kornelia Petkova

Nadia Terjumanova

Nadia Terjumanova

Slavi Vladimirov

Slavi Vladimirov

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