Bota (Albanian for “the world”) is a cafe situated on the edge of a vast area of marshland in a remote part of Albania, and it is here that the lives of the protagonists intersect in this compelling debut by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The directors skilfully exploit the genius loci of the...
Albania, 1958. Luana, the daughter of a well respected man in the village, makes friends with Agim, who moved here after his family were banned from the city by the communists. Years later, their childhood friendship turns into teenage love, but without prospects. Luana’s father promised her in...
Tirana Year Zero (Tirana, année zéro), is a 2002 Albanian film that tells the story of a young couple in post-communist Albania, at a time when many Albanians left the country in search for a better life abroad. The protagonist of the movie is Nik, who lives in the capital of Albania, Tirana,...
A struggling family in Albania, wrestling with tradition, must unite against a mysterious clan's aggressions, leading to a 'blood feud' that is all too familiar in the Balkans.
According to the law of physical elimination of stray dogs in exchange of a small monetary reward, two middle-aged Albanian ex-hunters, Nikolin and Enver, take a nocturnal journey throughout the city, which is soon interrupted by an unexpected turn of events.
The film is based on and develops the subject of a well-known legend of a sacrifice in the Rozafa castle, as a free interpretation of what people have preserved for centuries. Three married brothers decide to sacrifice in the castle the wife of whom will bring the lunch, so that the wall will not...
Leon, from Frankfurt, returns to his native Albania after 20 years to scatter his deceased grandfather's ashes in the sea and is forced to confront his past and the family he never wanted to see again.
In the loud city of Tirana, a poor boy from the suburbs falls in love with a problematic girl who comes from a very rich family. A passionate story interwined with the collision of two different social classes.
Silvi's husband dies in an accident. For a period of time, she loses interest in life. However, life goes on, and Silvi recovers. She falls in love with Ardi, but discovers that he is an accomplice in a theft of state property. She is the only witness, so Ardi asks her to stay silent, which leads...
The dream of a man whose old age has forced him to retreat to the life he once lived. He feels that society doesn't appreciate him for what he is, so he starts living in his memories and departs from reality once and for all.
