On the Small Island

May 4, 1958

1h 34m

★ 7.0

Overview

In the 1920s several dozen political prisoners are exiled on a small island in the Black Sea awaiting sentencing. The old sea wolf and adventurer Kostadin (nicknamed Costa Rica) is planning an escape together with а carpenter named Zheko, an idealistic student and a doctor.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Boyana Film

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Cast

Doctor

Ivan Kondov

Kosta Rika

Stefan Pejchev

Zheko, the carpenter

Konstantin Kotsev

The Student

Ivan Andonov

Captain Stanev

Naicho Petrov

The girl with a coat

Rumyana Chokoyska

Lighthouse Keeper

Dimitar Peshev

Post office employee

Gani Staykov

Turk

Eki Karagyozov

The obnoxious person

Kiril Bozev

The Sergeant major

Veliko Rosenski

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