The Barrier
1979, Bulgarian. Directed by Christo Christov.
A burnt-out composer named Antoni takes in Dorothea, an enigmatic, fragile young woman with a history of mental illness. As her intense emotional honesty and strange, otherworldly nature challenge his cynical worldview, his deep fear of vulnerability prevents him from truly letting her in.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bulgarian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Christo ChristovDirector
- Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyAntoni Manev
- Vania TzvetkovaDoroteya
- Evgeniya BarakovaSaprugata
- Maria DimchevaDr. Yurukova
- Ivan KondovSledovatelyat
- Rumyana ParvanovaMashtehata
- Georgi StoyanovCast
- Dora StaevaCast
- Panaiot JanevCast
- Dimitar GeorgievCast
- Konstantza KirovaCast
- Lyubomir BachvarovCast
Details
- Released
- 11 November 1979
- Original title
- Бариерата
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Written by
- Pavel Vezhinov
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The Barrier runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Barrier isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 November 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Barrier, try Nine Days, Horns, The Shepherd.
Who directed The Barrier?
The Barrier (1979) was directed by Christo Christov and stars Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Vania Tzvetkova, Evgeniya Barakova.