The Father

The Father

90 mins | Drama | Aug. 21, 2020

Vasil has just lost his long-time partner in life, his wife Ivanka. When a woman at her funeral proclaims that the dead woman called her cellphone, Vasil seeks out the help of a well-known psychic in order to try to contact his wife. His son Pavel tries to bring him to his senses, but Vasil stubbornly insists on doing things his own way… Following the internationally successful The Lesson and Glory, Grozeva and Valchanov return with an intimate family drama about the difficulties of connecting with those close to us. As the picture slowly gathers momentum, its story unfolds many of the carefully arranged absurd or comic situations typical for the Bulgarian filmmaking duo.

The Father

90 mins | Drama | Aug. 21, 2020

The Father
Vasil has just lost his long-time partner in life, his wife Ivanka. When a woman at her funeral proclaims that the dead woman called her cellphone, Vasil seeks out the help of a well-known psychic in order to try to contact his wife. His son Pavel tries to bring him to his senses, but Vasil stubbornly insists on doing things his own way… Following the internationally successful The Lesson and Glory, Grozeva and Valchanov return with an intimate family drama about the difficulties of connecting with those close to us. As the picture slowly gathers momentum, its story unfolds many of the carefully arranged absurd or comic situations typical for the Bulgarian filmmaking duo.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Graal, Abraxas Film
Original title Бащата
Directors Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva
Writers Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva

Cast

Ivan Barnev

as Pavel

Ivan Savov

as Vasil

Tanya Shahova

as Lyubka

Hristofor Nedkov

as Doctor

Margita Gosheva

as Kalina

Maria Bakalova

as Valentina