
The Hamlet Adventure
Documentary · Drama
Overview
Eight thousand feet above sea level, in the sacred heart of Rila mountain, in sweltering heat, and rain, and fog, the only transport being mules, deprived of water, means and fuel, next to the sky, only to God’s eternal eye, a crazy medley cast of seventy plays Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, Hamlet!
Top Cast
Stanislav Semerdjiev
Stanislav Semerdjiev
Self
Stanislav Semerdjiev
Self
Greg Roach
Greg Roach
Self
Greg Roach
Self
Assen Pavlov
Assen Pavlov
Hamlet / Self
Assen Pavlov
Hamlet / Self
Diana Toshkova
Diana Toshkova
Ophelia / Self
Diana Toshkova
Ophelia / Self
Denitsa Karabourova
Denitsa Karabourova
Queen Gertrude / Self
Denitsa Karabourova
Queen Gertrude / Self


Veselin Kalanovski
Veselin Kalanovski
Hamlet's Inner Voice
Veselin Kalanovski
Hamlet's Inner Voice
Rositza Ilieva
Rositza Ilieva
Self
Rositza Ilieva
Self
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