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    The Father | Bashtata

    Carmel International Competition

    The offbeat, heartfelt “The Father” may not always give us what we want, but it makes sure we get what we need.

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    • Archive - Festival 35
    • Director: Kristina Grozeva , Petar Valchanov
    • Bulgaria, Greece 2019
    • 87 minutes
    • Bulgarian
    • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

    After losing his wife Valentina, Vasil believes that she is using his phone to reach him from beyond the grave, and enlists the services of a psychic to try and make contact with her. His son Pavel, an advertizing man living in Sofia, tries to bring him to his senses, but Vasil stubbornly insists on doing things his own way…

    Winner of the Crystal Globe at the 2019 Karlovy Vary Festival, The Father is at once a gently absurd road movie, a bittersweet family drama and a compassionate and delightful film.

    Filmography: Glory (2016), The Lesson (2014).

     
     
    • Director Kristina Grozeva , Petar Valchanov
    • Production Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou
    • Script Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
    • Cinematography Krum Rodriguez
    • Editing Petar Valchanov
    • Music Hristo Namliev
    • Festivals Karlovy Vary (Best Film Award)
    • Actors Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov, Tanya Shahova, Hristofer Nedkov, Nikolay Todorov, Boyan Dochinov, Margita Gosheva, Ivanka Bratoeva
    • Source Wide, Paris

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