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THE END OF THE RIVER

The earthly life of the main character seems fleeting and meaningless to him, so Fori (50) prefers the starry sky - he is a passionate amateur astronomer. By a strange coincidence, he travels with his best friend Theo to the Danube Delta. He ends up in Vilkovo, a city in Ukraine where the Lipovans live. Here Fori unwittingly commits a crime and lies in prison, but in this strange city true love strikes him. In Vilkovo, the atheist Fori finds his way to faith. Against the background of the timid, indecisive Maria, he imperceptibly turns into a real man. The poor, but simple and plain life in this fishing town, with a woman who shares his love and respects him, finally gives Fori the meaning he is looking for. But fate has other plans.
Will there be punishment for the child's death? And what will it be? Prosecution or conscience will be the harshest judge.

  • VASIL STEPANOV BARKOV
    Director
  • VASIL STEPANOV BARKOV
    Writer
  • MARIN DAMYANOV
    Writer
  • VOLODIMIR FILIPPOV
    Writer
  • VASIL STEPANOV BARKOV
    Producer
  • ANNA DOCHEVA
    Producer
  • ANDREY OSIPOV
    Producer
  • PENKO GOSPODINOV
    Key Cast
    "FORI"
  • KATERYNA MOLCHANOVA
    Key Cast
    "MARIA"
  • SERGEI DENGA
    Key Cast
    "PLOHOTNYUK"
  • GEORGI GEORGIEV-KERMENSKY
    Key Cast
    "TEO"
  • GEORGIY DELIEV
    Key Cast
    "VASILIY"
  • KALIN NIKOlOV
    composer
  • VOLODIMIR FILIPPOV
    Art direktor
  • VITALIY ZAPOROHCHENKO
    Direktor of Photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    КРАЯТ НА РЕКАТА
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 50 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    610,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bulgaria
  • Country of Filming:
    Bulgaria, Ukraine
  • Language:
    Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL, DCP
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • MATERA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL -MATIFF-2024
    MATERA
    Official selection - Honorable Mention
  • 78 FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA DI SALERNO
    Salerno
    Official selection
  • Florence International Film Festival
    Florence
    Winner Best Actor Feature Film [Penko Gospodinov] adult jury; Honorable Mention adult jury
  • The International Film and Television Festival SIMFEST -2024
    Mures
    Official selection- Laureate of the SIMFEST
  • Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards & Festival-2024
    Los Angeles
    Official selection-SILVER AWARD
  • 21st ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Abuja
    Official selection-BEST FEATURE FILM: FOREIGN
  • XVI International Catholic Film Festival “Mirabile Dictu”
    Rim
    Finalist
  • 29th Sofia International Film Festival
    Sofia
    March 17, 2025
  • XI "Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival"
    -stanbul
    Turkey
    finalist in the Best Director and Best Film categories
  • XIV “ORION International Film Festival”
    Berlin
    Germany
    finalist for the “Best Film” award
  • Cinematic European Film Festival

    Romania
    Honorable Mention, Best Actor –Penko Gospsodinov – Special Award
Director Biography - VASIL STEPANOV BARKOV

Director’s Biography
Vasil Barkov-director, producer and screenwriter
Lives and works in Bulgaria in the city of Sofia
Date of birth: 20.12.1972. Place of birth: Bessarabia, Odessa region, Ukraine.
1990-1992 - studied at Maritime University in Odessa
1992-1998 - studied and graduated from National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov"(Bulgaria), received a degree of film and television director in the class of Prof. Vladislav Ikonomov.

President and member of the international cinematographic jury. Member of the art film commissions in the National Film Center , Bulgarian National Television and the Committee of Culture of Sofia. Member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers.
Founder and organizer of the "Festival of Contemporary Bulgarian Cinema in Odessa". "Man of the Year" for 2016 of the Association of Bulgarians in Ukraine

Screenwriter, director, producer of 15 documentaries and short feature films.

2024 - "The End of the River" - debut feature film supported by Bulgarian National Film Center (international co-production between Bulgaria and Ukraine) – producer, director and screenwriter

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