THE PLOT THUS FAR
WHAT WE THOUGHT
Centering on a criminal, nicknamed as “Moth”, the story is taken from a novel and is adapted to screenplay from its own novelist. Director Javor Gardev features Moth being a self-respecting and chivalrous Bulgarian, reflecting the character of his country under Communism. As such from the literary perspective, personification has applied to Bulgaria. Despite all of his relatives and friends leaving him alone, and his wife wounding his pride; he has never held his head down.
Not only the past of his country, the writer also reflects the present and the future of Bulgaria within the same literary perspective in a dark utopia, or a neo-noir(film-noir). The screenplay of Zift is very focused and detail-oriented on a simple storyline. The concept of the whole storyline is the sum of Moth’s escape to freedom, his short-term memories, the stories he heard from his friends, how he is losing his last hope and how he dies. There we can realize obviously that the main purpose of the movie is not to tell, but is to impress. Director Gardev leaked impacts from Fellini’s, Emir Kusturica’s and Danny Boyle’s cinematic methods. On the level of artistic value, Zift has more value than its comparisons.
The DVD comes with a trailer as its sole special feature. The A/V Quality is pretty amazing for an indie world flick. But, cinematography is usually what saves these movies. Oh well, it’s a nice crime drama that allows for in-depth conversations about guilt and responsbility. I’d recommend a rental to most.
RELEASE DATE: 07/13/2010
