Zift (2008)

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Director Javor Gardev and cinematographer Emil Christov collaborate to craft this atmospheric parable about justice, freedom, and social change disguised as a stylized neo-noir thriller following a recently released murder convict as he attempts to navigate totalitarian Sofia of the 1960s. Wrongly convicted of murder and thrown into prison just before the Bulgarian Communist coup of 1944, The Moth is subsequently released and cleared of any wrongdoing. But the world he's about to enter is a far

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Javor Gardev

On DVD: Jul 13, 2010

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This slightly twisted, black-and-white Bulgarian film throws in just about everything you can think of, but smoothes the presentation into a slick, fluid concoction.

July 16, 2010 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Film noir at its best. Brilliant!!

November 19, 2010

Sujoy Ghosh

This is the movie Quetin Tarantino would make if he would could grow chest hair, and it even tops Tarantino's habit of including trivial sidestories for slice of life authenticity, in Zift they are actually part of the story and play a pivotal role in the plot. The beginning of the film starts with a real splash, like

June 3, 2011