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.
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Cast
20 people
Ivan Barnev
Pavel
Known for
I Served the King of England
Train
Ivan Savov
Vasil
Known for
The Lesson
Tanya Shahova
Lyubka
Also in
Margarit and Margarita
Blaga's Lessons
Hristofor Nedkov
Doctor
Also in
Rainmarks
Glory
Boyan Doychinov
Known for
Glory
Nikolay Todorov
Known for
The Lesson
Martina Peneva
Also in
Made in EU
The Red Room
Petra Oplatková
Elena Mosholova
Maria Bakalova
Valentina
Known for
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Margita Gosheva
Kalina
Known for
The Lesson
Glory
Ivanka Bratoeva
Known for
The Lesson
Kristina Grozeva Director · Petar Valchanov Director Hristo Namliev Composer
United States release October 11, 2019 · Produced in Bulgaria, Greece · Production Graal
Production
Abraxas Film
Production
Graal
Production
Bulgaria · Greece
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Languages
Original title
Бащата
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
Czechia · July 2, 2019
Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
United States · October 11, 2019
Theatrical · Hamptons International Film Festival
France
July 7, 2021 · Theatrical
October 2, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Russia
August 24, 2019 · Premiere · On The Edge East International Film Festival
Spain
August 21, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 2, 2019 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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