The Father Bulgaria, Greece, Italy 2019 | 87 min | OV with German subtitles | Colour | FF 2020
Kristina Grozeva
KRISTINA GROZEVA (*1976) and PETER VALCHANOV (*1982) are among Bulgaria's most creative film-makers. They have been making films together since 2009 and "The Lesson" (2014) and "Glory" (2016) were internationally acclaimed. "The Father", winner of the main prize at the film festival in Karlovy Vary, is their third feature.Petar Valchanov
KRISTINA GROZEVA (*1976) and PETAR VALCHANOV (*1982) are among Bulgaria's most creative film-makers. They have been making films together since 2009 and "The Lesson" (2014) and "Glory" (2016) were internationally acclaimed. "The Father", winner of the main prize at the film festival in Karlovy Vary, is their third feature.
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[⏵] A Bulgarian family story about loss, mourning and guilt reminiscent of the absurd comedy of Toni Erdmann. Vasil has just lost his wife. At the funeral, a neighbour claims the dead woman rang her on her mobile. Vasil seeks the help of a well-known psychic in order to contact his wife beyond the grave. Vasil‘s son Pavel considers any form of communication with the other side pure hocus pocus and tries to get his father to see sense. But the stubborn old man will not be dissuaded.
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Original title: Bashtata
Film type: Fiction Feature
Original language: Bulgarian
Section: Kaleidoscope
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Language and subtitles: OV with German subtitles
Director: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Screenplay: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Decho Taralezhkov
Cast: Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov, Tanya Shahova, Hristofor Nedkov, Nikolay Todorov, Boyan Doychinov, Margita Gosheva, Ivanka Bratoeva
Producer: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov; Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou
Director of Photography: Krum Rodriguez
Music: Hristo Namliev
Production Design: Vanina Geleva
Editor: Petar Valchanov
Sound: Ivan Andreev
Costume design: Ivelina Mineva
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Format: dcp
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German Distributor:
World Sales: WIDE
Production: Abraxas Film
Contact: Matthias Angoulvant, WIDE: ma@widemanagement.com
