Zift (2008)
June 27, 2008Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Zahari Baharov
Moth
Tanya Ilieva
Ada
Vladimir Penev
Slug
Mihail Mutafov
Van Wurst-the Eye
Djoko Rosic
Priest
Tsvetan Dimitrov
Sergeant Major
Dimo Alexiev
Private
Jordan Mutafov
Bijou
Yavor Vesselinov
Valentine
Hristo Peev
Warden 1
Vasil Ryahov
Warden 2
Javor Gardev
Director
Veselin Mezekliev
Warden 3
Ivo Krastev
Superintendent
Vladislav Todorov
Writer
Georgi Dimitrov
Producer
Ilian Djevelekov
Producer
Ina Dobreva
Producer
Matey Konstantinov
Producer
Kalin Nikolov
Music
Emil Hristow
Cinematographer
Emil Christov
Cinematographer
Nikola Toromanov
Art Direction
Daniela Lyahova
Costume Design
Kevork Aslanyan
Editor
Emiliya Vasileva
Script Supervisor
Antonia Vladimirova
CastingDirector
Antonia Ara Vladimirova
Casting
Ivaylo Natzev
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Victor Trichkov
Visual Effects Producer
Krassimir Mihaylov
Makeup Effects
Mihail Dichev
Dialogue Editor
Nikolay Zlatanov
Property Master
Snejina Merdganova
Makeup Department Head
Ilian Djevelekov
Producer
Orlin Ruevski
Camera Operator
Silvia Stefanova
Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 27, 2008
Original NameДзифт
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Budget$796,442
Filming LocationsBulgaria
Genres
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Zift (Bulgarian: Дзифт, Dzift) is a 2008 black-and-white Bulgarian drama film that combines neo-noir and black comedy with socialist retro motifs; it is based on Vladislav Todorov's 2006 same-named novel and he also wrote the script. Zift was directed by Javor Gardev and premiered on 27 June 2008 at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Silver George for Best Director and the Best Film Prize of the Russian Film Clubs Federation.The film stars Zachary Baharov as Moth, the main character who organizes a robbery out of love and money and is imprisoned before the 9 September coup d'état for a murder he did not commit. Moth is released from jail in the 1960s to meet the new and unfamiliar reality of socialist Sofia.
Zift's name is derived from the Arabic loanword zift or dzift, meaning "asphalt", "bitumen" or "black pitch", once a popular chewing substance among the gangs in Sofia's asphalt jungle; the word is also said to be urban slang for shit.