The Goat Horn

General Information

Original Title
Koziiat rog
Author/Creator
Andonov, Metodi, director.
Language
Bulgarian.
Published
Bulgaria : Studio for Feature Films, 1971.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (103 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00001845

Contents/Summary

Summary
The film takes us back to the 18th century when Bulgaria was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Four hoodlums break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife. The young shepherd’s daughter, Maria, witnesses the rape and death of her mother. Karaivan decides to take the law into his own hands and becomes obsessed by his violent wish for revenge. He cuts Maria’s hair, dresses her in man's clothes and raises her as a boy so that she can kill in cold blood. The goat horn becomes a symbol of revenge. After 9 years she has found the four violators and managed to kill three of the men with the goat horn, but before killing the last one, in the rich oriental house Maria is unwitting witness to a love scene and a change comes over her. From time to time she secretly dons a beautiful dress and exults in her newly found female identity. She falls in love with a young shepherd and the hatred melts in her heart. When Karaivan discovers the change in her it is already too late. He tries to bring her back to revenge by killing the young lover. The father sets his hut on fire, but without suspecting it, kills the daughter who is also there.

Subjects

Genre
Fiction films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
The Goat Horn
Note
Duration: 01:43:00

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0039Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0039
(HU_OSA_00001845.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format