Synopsis:

The documentary is the fourth part, the finale of the series: Striving for Novelty, How Europe Came to Bulgaria, The French Woman of the Bulgarian NCO, showing the everyday life and mentality of the common Bulgarians in the period 1850–1950. On May 1st, 1945 everything seems clear to Bulgaria: the WWII is coming to an end, people cherish a hope for peace and prosperity. Or at least that is what is suggested by the smiles on the faces of the officials on the photo, on which the story is based. Yet this country’s history took a different turn. The documentary attempts at telling as to why history has failed to follow the formal logic of the photo.