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.

To the Hilt
Directed byStole Popov
Written byGoran Stefanovski
co-writer Stole Popov
Produced byJordanco Cevrevski
Milivoje Gorgevic
StarringInti 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
CinematographyApostol Trpeski
Edited byAtanas Georgiev
Blagoja Nedelkovski
Music byDuke Bojadziev
Release date
  • 14 September 2014 (2014-09-14)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryMacedonia
LanguagesMacedonian
French
English
Turkish

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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  1. ^ Kirilica - Започнува снимањето на македонскиот филм До балчак-Приказна од дивиот исток
  2. ^ "MKD - Прва клапа на филмот „До балчак"". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ Kanal-5 Online - Падна првата клапа на филмот „До балчак" на Столе Попов
  4. ^ ""To the Hilt" enters Oscar race". Macedonian Information Agency. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Oscars: Bosnia Selects 'With Mom,' Macedonia 'To the Hilt' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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