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Once Upon a Time in the East

  • Documentary

March 31, 2011 (US)

2h 6m

In the 90s Bulgaria joined the Eastern Bloc's race for freedom. But as thousands flooded the streets calling for democracy the shadows were giving birth to criminal enterprise. And before anyone could realise, the criminals had taken over the new 'democratic' society. The street ...

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