Botev: In the Shadow of the Monument

2016 • Directed by

Zhezko Davidov

Documentary, History

The last days in the life of a genius. Reasoning on the question: 'Who, how and why killed Botev?'. Main lines of inquiry: killed by a stray Turkish bullet; took his own life in despair and frustration, killed by the insurgents after a fracas. Reconstruction and criminological analysis of the crime scene.