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The Father

Play trailer Poster for The Father PG-13,  2019,  1h 27m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man seeks out a psychic to contact his dead wife.

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Anna Smith Deadline Hollywood Daily Feb 9, 2021
The Father isn't a fully emotionally satisfying watch. But it is touching one, with plenty of enjoyable offbeat humor along the way. Go to Full Review
Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Sep 13, 2019
The Father, directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, takes refuge in the absurd, and making us laugh through sheer exasperation. Go to Full Review
Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter Jul 10, 2019
The story may test the limits of plausibility in places, but overall this off-the-map road movie is a humane, compassionate, character-driven delight. Go to Full Review
José Amador Pérez Andújar Caimán Cuadernos de Cine Sep 14, 2020
4/5
It's worth following these two entities' (Vasil / Pavel) trail in pursuit of a ghost, discovering an intimate journey. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Javier Rueda Caimán Cuadernos de Cine Sep 11, 2020
The directing duo has made their most disarming and luminous work. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Paula Arantzazu Ruiz Cinemanía (Spain) Aug 17, 2020
3/5
It's not easy to maintain such a fast pace, nor is it easy to distinguish between hilarity and hysteria. [Filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov] succeed. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Kristina Grozeva

Director

Ivan Barnev

Pavel

Ivan Savov

Vasil

Tanya Shahova

Lyubka

Hristofor Nedkov

Doctor

Margita Gosheva

Kalina

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The Father

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man seeks out a psychic to contact his dead wife.
Director
Kristina Grozeva
Producer
Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Irini Vougioukalou
Screenwriter
Kristina Grozeva
Production Co
Abraxas Film, Graal Films
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Material|Some Strong Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Bulgarian
Runtime
1h 27m
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