The film premiered on 13 March 1961 in Bulgaria . The film premiered in Russia in July 1962 at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival and won the Golden Prize ( 1959 – 1967 ) for director Binka Zhelyazkova . Zhelyazkova was also nominated as director of best picture at the Grand Prix Film Festival in 1961
2nd Moscow International Film Festival
2nd Moscow International Film Festival
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