Stolen Eyes (2005): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2005, Stolen Eyes is a drama and history film directed by Radoslav Spassov, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. This is a story of strange, impossible, inexplicable love between a Muslim Turk woman and a non-Muslim Bulgarian man. Ivan (the Bulgarian) is a pure and romantic young fellow, who gets caught up in the so-called "regeneration process" (when ethnic Turks' names were forcibly changed to Bulgarian ones). He is responsible for the official seals, which is required to issue the new identity documents after the forced name changes. The schoolteacher Ayten tries to steal the seals, thinking that this way she can slow down the ethnic genocide. Their unexpected and unusual meeting brings these two characters together and makes them fell close, forcing Ivan to take a fateful decision -he must either "rename" Ayten, or face the consequences if he does not.

Who’s in it. Stolen Eyes stars Vesela Kazakova as Ayten, Valeri Yordanov as Ivan, Nejat İşler as Братът and Ichak Finci as Дядото, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Stolen Eyes has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Stolen Eyes page.

If you liked it. Fans of Stolen Eyes tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.