Zift

Bulgaria

2008

92 Min

Black and White

2.35:1

Bulgarian

Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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PROD Georgi Dimitrov, Ilian Djevelekov, Matey Konstantinov

CAST Zahary Baharov, Tanya Ilieva, Vladimir Penev, Mihail Mutafov, Djoko Rosic

SOUND Silvia Stefanova

Toronto (Discovery), SXSW (Midnighters), San Francisco (The Late Show)

Synopsis

Shortly before the Bulgarian Communist coup of 1944, the Moth was thrown into jail under a false conviction for murder. Finally freed from the confines of his unjust prison sentence, he finds himself in a strange and intimidating new place – totalitarian Sofia of the sixties. Released on parole after serving some hard time in prison, the Moth’s one-night odyssey quickly gets underway, as he runs into trouble and falls afoul of the Communist state. Starting with a qualified measure of optimism, his first night of freedom is swiftly plagued by looming threats and impending doom. –inbaseline

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etilen

1May12

Yes, Moth. Hope is a bird that flies only inside the cage.

Frederick Avery

12Dec11

Absolutely brilliant.

Justin Oakey

23Aug11

"Zift" was a surreal romp through a typical heist movie. Although the story was a little dull at times - man gets out of jail, man encounters his old problems - it didn't feel too familiar. A wonderfully inventive little film at times, but certainly nothing revolutionary overall.