The documentary "Vaklush" was filmed between 1994 and 2022 and contains unseen archival footage from the life of the famous spiritual leader and teacher Vaklush Tolev. The film is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of his birth and tells the story of the life path and ideas of one of the most enigmatic personalities of Bulgaria. The premiere of the film will take place in Plovdiv - the city where Vaklush Tolev's active public activity began, and the date of the screening coincides with his birthday - January 7th. Entrance is free, and just before the screening at 18:30 the audience will meet the film crew.

The author of "Vaklush" is Nikolay Vassilev - one of the most prominent documentary filmmakers in Bulgaria. His meeting with Vaklush Tolev marked the beginning of nearly 20 years of filming unique documentary footage from the life of the Spiritual Master, whose ideas, according to the director, will change the world.

"Vaklush, argues that it is time to replace gods who are bad men with men who are good gods. He speaks for the first time of the great meaning of Being, of a new Nativity, but not the one announced by the Magi, but the God born within us. For every man is a God in development, and we are all fellow Gods. It is time for a spiritual coming of age, for a new Spiritual wave - Wisdom." says the director in his announcement for the film.

In the documentary the viewers will see Petar Stoyanov - President of Bulgaria in the period 1997-2002, Dr. Ilko Semerdjiev - Minister of Health in the period 1999-2001, Prof. Dr. Maria Slavova - lawyer and lecturer, Ognyan Minchev - political scientist and doctor of sociological sciences, Prof. Dr. Ivan Zhelev - theologian, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivan Bachvarov - physicist and lecturer, Assoc. Dr. Kiril Kolikov - mathematician and lecturer at Paisii Hilendarski University, Boyko Stankushev - journalist, etc.

The official premiere of "Vaklush" will take place in March in Sofia. Months before it, the film aroused great interest in the country and has already been invited to visit more than 10 cities in Bulgaria, as well as in America, the Netherlands and England. A commemorative album containing a photographic account of the life and main messages of Vaklush Tolev is also to be released. Readers will also have the opportunity to experience a new edition of his most famous book trilogy, History of Religions and Esoteric Schools and Mystical Teachings.

Vaklush Tolev, known as the Master of Wisdom, is a theologian by education, a public figure, a lecturer and the author of numerous works on religious-philosophical and cultural-historical topics. Having gone through the prisons and camps of communism, he argues that suffering does not exist, it is development. Persecuted by the repressive State Security apparatus as an "enemy of the people," he teaches that there is no evil - it is undeveloped good. He graduated with a degree in theology, but for him man is not a sinner as religions teach, but is God in development. After the changes in Bulgaria he was invited to teach at Plovdiv and Sofia Universities. There in his lectures on the history of spiritual knowledge he often recalled the inscription on the Delphic temple "Know thyself and thou shalt know the Gods and the Universe". He himself experienced this knowledge and formulated his own teaching, which he called "The Way of Wisdom".

Nikolai Vassilev is a screenwriter and director, extremely active in finding exciting characters and plots. For his film "Fairy Tales" he was awarded in 2010 the Jameson Award at Sofia Film Fest for the best Bulgarian short film. In his artistic biography there are dozens of other award-winning films that can be described as inspiring.

In 2019, his film "Theo's Formula", dedicated to the famous physics teacher from Kazanlak Theodosi Theodosiev, became a landmark that filled cinemas not only in Bulgaria, but also beyond its borders. In 2021. Nikolay Vassilev presented "Being the Master", a moving portrait of Vladimir Dimitrov the Master, as well as his latest film "Gladiator" dedicated to the two-time Olympic champion Boyan Radev.

*People wishing to attend the pre-premiere of "Vaclush" in Plovdiv need to pick up their free ticket with a seat from the Lucky - Cinema House box office after 16:00 on the day of the screening - January 7.