Mountain Republic
- Release Date
- 2011-03-27
- Runtime
- 0h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
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Overview
Kornitsa and Breznitsa are two Muslim, Pomak, villages near Bulgaria's border with Greece. In the winter of 1973 the entire population of Kornitsa rebelled and spent the next 3 months camped out in the main square. Uniquely for Communist Eastern Europe, their village became a no-go area for the state. The peaceful protest came to an end at dawn, and the crackdown was brutal.