To the Hilt (film)

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To the Hilt
Directed by Stole Popov
Written by Goran Stefanovski
co-writer Stole Popov
Produced byJordanco Cevrevski
Milivoje Gorgevic
Starring Inti Šraj
Sashko Kocev
Martin Jordanoski
Toni Mihajlovski
Iskra Veterova
Senko Velinov
Miki Manojlovich
Nikola Kojo
Nikola Ristanovski
Dragan Spasov–Dac
Gorast Cvetkovski
Denis Abdula
Vlado Jovanovski
Ana Kostovska
Kamka Tocinovski
Biljana Jovanovska
Goran Trifunovski
Nenad Nacev
Bojan Velevski
Adem Karaga
Jordan Simeonov
Ramizi Hajrulah
Jovica Mihajlovski
Cinematography Apostol Trpeski
Edited byAtanas Georgiev
Blagoja Nedelkovski
Music by Duke Bojadziev
Release date
  • 14 September 2014 (2014-09-14)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryMacedonia
LanguagesMacedonian
French
English
Turkish

To the Hilt: Story from the Wild East (Macedonian : До балчак - Приказна од дивиот исток) is a 2014 Macedonian action-adventure Western film directed by Stole Popov. [1] The film takes place in Ottoman ruled Macedonia. The filming started in May, 2012 [2] and scenes were shot in Bitola, Ohrid, Skopje, Demir Hisar, Štip and Prilep. [3] It premiered in Skopje, in October 2014.

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It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. [4] [5]

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References

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  5. "Oscars: Bosnia Selects 'With Mom,' Macedonia 'To the Hilt' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2014.