Zift
7.2
“The night of the man who chewed asphalt.”
Moth is freed on parole after spending time in prison on a wrongful conviction of murder. Jailed shortly before the Bulgarian communist coup of 1944, he now finds himself in a new and alien world— the totalitarian Sofia of the 60s. His first night of freedom draws the map of a diabolical city full of decaying neighborhoods, gloomy streets, and a bizarre parade of characters.
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Cast
23 people
Zahari Baharov
Moth
Known for
Slow Horses
The Monuments Men
Zahary Baharov
Moth
Tanya Ilieva
Ada
No other roles listed
Vladimir Penev
Slug
Also in
Undercover
Stolen Life
Mihail Mutafov
Van Wurst
Also in
The Portal
Pride
Tsvetan Dimitrov
Sergeant Major
No other roles listed
Djoko Rosic
Priest
Known for
Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans
Look to the Sky
Dimo Alexiev
Private
Known for
I Spit on Your Grave 2
Getaway
Jordan Mutafov
Bijou
No other roles listed
Yavor Vesselinov
Valentine
Known for
Cassandro
Hristo Peev
Warden 1
No other roles listed
Vasil Ryahov
Warden 2
Also in
Adultery
Javor Gardev Director · Vladislav Todorov Writer Emil Christov Cinematographer
Budget $796K · United States release June 27, 2008 · Produced in Bulgaria
Box office
Budget
$796,442
Production
Miramar Film
Production
Bulgarian National Television
Production
Bulgarian National Film Center
Production
Bulgaria
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Дзифт
Original language
Bulgarian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian
Release dates
United States · June 27, 2008
Theatrical
Bulgaria · September 25, 2008
Theatrical
France
December 5, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Les Arcs International Film Festival
May 3, 2011 · Physical
October 26, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
April 26, 2009 · Theatrical · Wiesbaden goEast
Poland
August 4, 2009 · Digital
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