Tilt

Tilt is a 2011 Bulgarian drama film directed by Viktor Chouchkov. The film was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, 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 Yavor Baharov as Stash Radina Kardjilova as Becky Ovanes Torosian as Gogo Alexander Sano as B-Gum Ivaylo Dragiev as Angel Phillip Avramov as Snake Joreta Nikolova as Stash's Mother Georgi Staykov as Katev Georgi Novakov as Grigorov Robert Yanakiev as Sgt. Manolov Max Reimann as Bar Owner Alexander Hegedush as Pizza Thomas Frahm as Shopkeeper Sabine Neumann as German Girl Britta Fleischhut as German Girl