Филмът „Звезди“ – пример за успешна коопродукция между две социалистически страни. Митът „забранен“ – реалността „награден“
Stars: An Example of a Successful Coproduction Between Two Socialist Countries. Myth: ‘Banned’; Reality: ‘Award-winning’

Summary/Abstract: Stars was the first coproduction between East Germany’s DEFA Studio and Feature Film Studio, Bulgaria. The Special Grand Jury Prize at Cannes International Film Festival 1959 was just one of the awards it had won. Its story was marked by hardships typical of the socialist era and it had been even promoted for years as ‘banned’ in Bulgaria. The study presents a timeline of the events and documents of the age, giving a different picture. Stars was the first movie allowing for a different view of Germans in World War Two. The film was an appeal for peace and unity, made in the days of the Cold War. ‘A must-see’ was the category assigned to the film in GDR for its exceptional qualities. In 1995, in Germany Stars has gone down in history as one of the country’s Top 100 movies, while in Bulgaria it has been almost forgotten.

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