Zift
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Javor Gardev
Tanya Ilieva
Mihail Mutafov
Vladimir Penev
Djoko Rossich
Zachary Baharov
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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.
Director
Javor Gardev
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Miscellaneous Notes
Bulgaria's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2008).
Released in Bulgaria September 25, 2008
Feature directorial debut for Javor Gardev.
Shown at Rome International Film Festival (New Cinema Network) October 15-23, 2009.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (The Late Show) April 23-May 7, 2009.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Midnighters) March 13-21, 2009.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 4-13, 2008.
35mm
b&w
dialogue Bulgarian
Released in Bulgaria September 25, 2008
