Father, The
Bashtata · dir. Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Bulgaria, Greece 2019, 87’ · pre-release screening
21 October, 15:15 · Kino Centrum
The film opens with a burial of an elderly woman. One quickly sees her nervous husband Vasil among the mourners. The man gets even more irritated, when his son refuses to take commemorative photos next to the coffin with the mother, even though the father asks him to many times. It is just the first one out of many arguments between the two men. After the funeral of his mother, Pavel would be thrilled to be able to go back to his everyday duties and a pregnant wife, as he finds it particularly uncomfortable to be around his father. As for the latter, he is convinced that the late wife is trying to communicate with from beyond the grave...
| Director: | Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov |
| Screenplay: | Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov |
| Music: | Hristo Namliev |
| Cinematography: | Krum Rodriguez |
| Editing: | Petar Valchanov |
| Cast: | Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov, Tanya Shahova, Hristofor Nedkov, Margita Gosheva Kalina, Nikolay Todorov |
| Producers: | Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou |
| Production: | Abraxas Film, Graal Films |
| Distribution: | Aurora Films |
| Awards: | MFF w Karlowych Warach / Karlovy Vary IFF – Kryształowy Globus / Crystal Globe (2019) |
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