''Tilt'' ( bg, Тилт) is a 2011 Bulgarian
drama film
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directed by
Viktor Chouchkov
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. The film was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
84th Academy Awards
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but it did not make the final shortlist.
Plot
The film is set in the early 1990s and tells the story of four friends who are trying to make money with the dream to open their own bar, to be called TILT. A chance meeting between Stash (Yavor Baharoff) and Becky (Radina Kardjilova) brings them to a passionate love affair.
Suddenly, they are caught illegally distributing porn films. Becky's father, a police colonel, takes charge of the case and threatens them with prison. The only way to avoid going to jail is for Stash and Becky to stop seeing each other. They decide to run away to a small German village. Being poor emigrants, they find themselves in a series of funny and absurd situations. Stash is constantly trying to reach Becky, but with no luck. The four friends finally decide to go back to Bulgaria. Meanwhile, Bulgaria has changed, and so has Becky.
Cast
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Yavor Baharov as Stash
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Radina Kardjilova as Becky
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Ovanes Torosian as Gogo
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Alexander Sano as B-Gum
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Ivaylo Dragiev
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as Angel
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Phillip Avramov as Snake
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Joreta Nikolova as Stash's Mother
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Georgi Staykov
Georgi Staykov ( bg, Георги Стайков, born 10 August 1964 in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian actor. He graduated in acting from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia.
Professional career
His debut in cinem ...
as Katev
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Georgi Novakov as Grigorov
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Robert Yanakiev
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as Sgt. Manolov
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Max Reimann
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Biography
Reimann was born in Elbing (Elbląg), West Prussia (today Poland). He worked as a riveter at the Schichau yards in 19 ...
as Bar Owner
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Alexander Hegedush
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as Pizza
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Thomas Frahm as Shopkeeper
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Sabine Neumann as German Girl
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Britta Fleischhut as German Girl
Release
After it premiered in Bulgaria in February, the film was screened at ten international film festivals, including
Santa Barbara, Goteborg,
Montreal
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, Singapore, Raindance (London) and Woodstock. ''Tilt'' has been very positively received in the USA where it has been selected for five festivals, including the
Seattle International Film Festival
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The film won the Best Editing Award at the
Woodstock Film Festival
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.
It has also won Best Main Actor, Best Supporting Actor and the Special Jury Award at
Golden Rose Film Festival The Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival ( bg , Фестивалът на българския игрален филм „Златна роза“) is held in Varna in September or October. Also known as Golden Rose National Film Festival o ...
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See also
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References
External links
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2011 films
2010s Bulgarian-language films
2011 drama films
Films shot in Bulgaria
Bulgarian drama films