Geratzite

Geratzite (1958)

Drama

Gaffer Yordan the Gerak is a wealthy farmer with a large family. The Geraks live in harmony as long as his wife is alive. After her death, disagreement and strife erupt among them. Two of the sons, Bozhan and Peter, demand the partition of their father's real estate. The third son, Pavel, who is doing his military service in the town, has become estranged from the land and from his family. When Pavel returns home only to ask money from his father, Gaffer Yordan discovers that he has been robbed. His sons trade accusations and come to blows. Pavel goes back to his mistress in the city. Elka, Pavel's wife, falls ill with a venereal disease she has contracted from his husband. On a dark and stormy night Elka is about to drown herself in the river when the Gerak's old farmhand takes her back home. Before long, Elka dies, as does Gaffer Yordan. Bozhan fells the centenarian pine tree in the yard of the family home, which symbolized the patriarchal ways of the Geraks.

Director: Anton Marinovich

Casts

	Georgi Stamatov as Yordan Geraka
	Ivan Dimov as Margalaka
	Ivan Tonev as Petar
	Stefan Pejchev as Bozhan
	Gancho Ganchev as Pavel
	Ivan Bratanov as Ilo
	Mara Shopova as Baba Marga
	Angelina Sarova as Elka
	Kunka Baeva as Bozhanica
	Vyara Kovacheva as Petrovica
	Tzvetolyub Rakovski as Zaharincho
	Stefan Petrov as Kmetat
	Nikola Dadov as Nako

Crew