TILT

(Tilt)

by Viktor Chouchkov Jr.

Bulgaria/Germany 2010, 97 min

Production: Chouchkov Brothers Ltd.

in Co-Production with Ostlicht Filmproduktion

During the most turbulent years of the Bulgarian transition from communism to a pro-Western democracy daredevil Stash and the rebellious Becky fall in love with each other. When Stash and his friends get caught by the police for some small-time crimes like selling porn, Becky’s father and big Militia boss Katev gets personally involved with the case. He threatens Stash and the gang with prison, if Stash continues to see Becky, and the young men eventually have to leave the country. They emigrate to a small town in Germany. After a tough year, during which Stash unluckily tries to contact Becky, the group takes the first chance to return. But in the meantime Bulgaria has changed completely – and so has Becky…