Bulgarian cinema earned international attention through its stark, socially engaged films of the communist era, and has since found new confidence in genre work and festival fare. Zift (2008), a bleakly stylish noir shot in crisp black and white, is a good example of that modern edge. Browse Macca's Bulgarian reviews below.
Rating: 1.5★
Bulgarian cinema has spent the better part of the last two decades earning a quiet, patchy reputation on the international festival circuit, producing the odd gem alongside a good deal of material that never travels far beyond the region. Zift (2008) remains perhaps the most striking example of Bulgarian genre
Genre Drama
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Genre Thriller
★★½ — Zift (2008)
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