Sveta Petka Film

Set in the 10th and 11th centuries, the narrative follows , a pious girl from Constantinople who, following the death of her parents, renounces her worldly life to live as a hermit in the Jordan desert.

Elena hides in a cave monastery. A local Ottoman commander, Ahmed Pasha (educated, cynical, but curious about Christian mysticism), captures her village. He offers a deal: surrender the relics (which he plans to melt down for a political gift) or watch thirty children be taken as janissaries. Elena, who has never "seen" the relics except through touch and scent, prays to Sveta Petka for guidance. sveta petka film