Rootless Tree (1974)
Having remained alone in his village house, old Gatyo must move in with his son and daughter-in-law in their flat in the city. They receive him with great understanding and sympathy but cannot find the key to his heart. Torn out of his natural environment and left bewilderingly rootless, this good man cannot adapt himself to the urban way of life. He does not like the mayonnaise he is offered, does not know how to use the lift. The people hurrying in the streets seem to him indifferent, and some even sly and deceitful. He sees the city as a place full of hostile people and inanimate objects. He badly misses the warm human touch of his village. Death is the only possible solution to the tragic conflict of this peasant, crucified between the archaic and the modern, and unable to adapt to the urban lifestyle.
Director: Christo Christov
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Nikola Dadov as Gatyo |
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Nevena Kokanova as Daughter-in-law |
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Marin Yanev as Son |
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Pavel Popandov as Photographer |
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Nikolay Kedev as Granddaughter |
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Sasho Simov as Botyo |
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Evangeliya Tuparova as Gatyo's wife |
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Georgi Bilalov as Chairman of TKZS |
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Georgi Hristov as Vatmanat |
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Nikolay Nachkov as Pticharyat |
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Radka Sarafova as The old woman |
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Damyan Antonov as Partien secretary |
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Ivan Gaydardzhiev as Doktorat |
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Anton Marinov as General |
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Pencho Bogdanov as Plamen |
| Camera | Atanas Tasev | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Nikolay Haitov | Writer |
| Sound | Krasimir Kyurkchiyski | Music |
| Writing | Christo Christov | Writer |
| Writing | Pantaley Pantaleev | Writer |
| Directing | Christo Christov | Director |
