"The Old Man and the Sea" is Man's greatest conversation with God in the face of Nothingness. And when this conversation ended with the ambiguous expression "And what defeated you?" Nothing.", the readers and viewers themselves have become old fishermen who have not had a catch for 86 days. And it is a real miracle that this cathedral text of human hope, of effort and the meaning of being alive is performed by an actor who was born on the shore of the sea, nursed by salt and wind, passed a delightful, long and indescribable stage life, became a beloved to so many people - Krasimir Rankov.