In the Name of Truth

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movie poster for In the Name of Truth

Released August 15, 1990

Overview

One of the first examples of documentary media from post-socialist Bulgaria. Shortly after the July student strike of 1990 the "Largo" square becomes a tent encampment. Students, elders, journalists, lawyers, performers, cooks, clergy and more picket to demand the resignation of president P. Mladenov, to uncover the truth about socialist labor camps and to demolish G. Dimitrov's mausoleum.