I gave 5 stars to this movie only because of the camera man. There are impressive outdoor shots which kept the film going. Other than that - disastrous director and editor work. Everything is so chaotic. Many characters with senseless dialogues which bring no value to the film, except explaining who they are. The different stories were shown in a so mixed up manner, that it was hard to grasp who does what and why. It would be a much more watchable movie and an enjoyable experience if they were shown one after the other, combining them all at the end. I have to mention the notoriously bad dialogue sound of most Bulgarian movies. Interestingly, the problem is present only when Bulgarian actors speak. Another mess which added to the total mix is the use of Bulgarian subtitles (60% of the film), English language, French, Russian and Bulgarian languages. I understand that they tried to be historically correct, but there are better ways to do it.
Review of Once There Was a War
