Year: 2019
Country:
BULGARIA, GREECE
Language:
Bulgarian
Run Time:
87 minutes
After the unexpected death of his mother, Pavel arrives in his hometown to help his father, Vasil, bury her body. Their father-son relationship has been strained for years, and Pavel struggles to connect with Vasil, who seems to be losing touch with reality in his deep state of grief. After a neighbor claims to have received a call from the dead woman’s cell phone, Vasil becomes convinced that his late wife is trying to reach him from beyond the grave, and he goes to great lengths to receive her message. After paying psychics who claim they can contact her, and sleeping naked outside in an attempt to speak with her, Vasil seems to be going off the deep end. While Pavel tries to talk sense into his father, Vasil continues to spiral out of control, becoming more erratic and unpredictable by the moment. Struggling to keep his father sane, Pavel may come to find that Vasil’s breakdown is what finally brings them together. Sprinkled with dry humor and absurdities, THE FATHER is a layered dramedy about grief and healing that is as poignant as it is funny. (In Bulgarian with subtitles) — G.S.
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
Competitions
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Directors
Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Producers
Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou
Screenwriting
Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Cinematography
Krum Rodriguez
Editing
Petar Valchanov
Principal Cast
Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov, Tanya Shahova, Hristofor Nedkov, Nikolay Todorov
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