Staro Zhelezare: The small Bulgarian town transformed into a hub for political street art
Inhabited by around 400 residents, Staro Zhelezare has undergone an enchanting transformation - where modest homes, once cloaked in silence, now stand adorned with an eclectic array of famous faces.
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00:30 As art students, we come here, we learn something,
00:35 and we've got walls to paint on.
00:37 And the village then has something
00:40 that generates people coming into the village.
00:44 And hopefully, that helps the village survive
00:47 and generates interest in people coming here.
00:52 It's a great way of expressing the frustration
00:55 that we have inside about the war
00:59 and actually the meaningless war going on right now.
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01:17 (upbeat music)
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