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Tag Archives: Albania
The Death of the Horse AKA Vdekja e kalit (1992) Saimir Kumbaro, Raimonda Bulku, Timo Flloko, Niko Kanxheri
Set during the sweeping purges in 1980s Albania, a military regiment raising horses Read More »
Bota (2014) Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci, Flonja Kodheli, Artur Gorishti, Fioralba Kryemadhi
Albania, present day. At the edge of a haunted swamp, Juli (Flonja Kodheli), Nora (Fioralba Kryemadhi) Read More »
Slogans (2001) Gjergj Xhuvani, David Elmasllari, Marko Bitraku, Mirjana Dedi
Andre starts as a teacher in a remote mountain village in Albania. His first task is to choose one of two communist slogans. Read More »
Ulysses’ Gaze AKA To vlemma tou Odyssea (1995) Theodoros Angelopoulos, Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern, Erland Josephson
A, a Greek filmmaker living in exile in the United States, returns to his native Ptolemas Read More »
The Sadness of Mrs. Snajdrova AKA Smutek paní Snajdrové (2008) Eno Milkani, Piro Milkani, Anna Geislerová, Nik Xhelilaj, Barbora Stepánová
It is 1961 and an Albanian student (Nik Xhelilaj) of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Read More »
The Albanian (2010) Johannes Naber, Nik Xhelilaj, Amos Muji Zaharia, Çun Lajçi, Drama
Handsome Albanian villager Arben wants to marry Etleva, daughter of a neighboring clan, but her father has promised her to another man who is offering a 10,000 Euros bride price. Read More »