The Picnic

The Picnic 1986

1

An Albanian language comedy/family film.

1986

Her Children

Her Children 1957

1

Events take place in an isolated mountaineous village where a rabid dog bites the son of Fatime. The woman has to decide where to take her son, to the doctor or to Aunt Remja, an old woman who practices magic.

1957

Is it better here or there?

Is it better here or there? 2013

1

The film weaves together the stories of four young adults born in Kosovo and raised in Switzerland. Relying on the use of the director’s personal archives from before and after the war, it explores the delicate position between past and present that characterizes young adults of immigrant descent.

2013

The Man of Earth

The Man of Earth 1984

7.70

Sokol is a middle-aged Kosovar Albanian who, together with his family, emigrates from Kosovo to Turkey, and faces the foreign and unknown world. After some time he becomes homesick, eventually leaving his last will he gave to his son that when he dies, his bones will be returned to his native country. He dies near of a cliff at the Black Sea coast. In his native village, the news that Sokol has been returned from emigration are being spread.

1984

Pharmakon

Pharmakon 2012

5.00

A young pharmacist enters into a casual relationship with a young woman alleged to be his father's secret mistress, in contemporary Tirana.

2012

The Hero

The Hero 1970

1

A war hero confronts his post war life in the new Kosovo.

1970

Furrows

Furrows 1973

1

Marta is a young, energetic girl who wants to become a tractor driver. Her husband, Adem, initially supports her, but then she discovers his true nature.

1973

Spring Again

Spring Again 1987

1

Dino Bregu, head of a state farm, learns that Ilir, his successor, is having a relationship with his daughter, and must cope with this situation.

1987

Us and Lenin

Us and Lenin 2008

7.50

In a nursing home the elderly deal with their past.

2008

The End of a Blood Feud

The End of a Blood Feud 1983

1

Mazi and Dushi are two youngsters who come from families that are in a blood feud with each other. One family lives in the mountains and the other one in the city.

1983

The Forest of Freedom

The Forest of Freedom 1976

1

Vlash Zaka is a poor villager who secures his living by capturing wild horses in the forest. His brother has killed an Italian spy, so Vlash is under surveillance and his life is in danger.

1976

Paths of War

Paths of War 1974

1

World War II - a famous warrior and a villager face the destruction of their village and heroically lead the people in a rebellion.

1974

One of Us

One of Us 2022

6.00

A former volunteer in the Kosovo war returns to Albania to pursue a career in the police force. In the country's chaotic and corrupt capital city, Tirana, the ex-soldier turned cop and ends up solving the crime he committed.

2022

Sheets

Sheets 1970

1

A family surviving in a totalitarian dystopia is faced with the dilemma of reporting a family of immigrants who suddenly seek their help or preserve human dignity by endangering their own safety.

1970

Open Door

Open Door 2019

7.00

Rudina sets off on a long journey with her unmarried pregnant sister, Elma, to meet their strict and traditional father in the Albanian village where they were born. As Rudina's car makes its way over the mountains, Elma comes up with a plan to enlist a former classmate to play the part of her husband.

2019

Daybreak

Daybreak 2018

6.20

Leta has not been able to pay the rent for several months. When she and her one-year-old son are thrown out of their apartment, they move in with Sophie, an old woman confined to bed, whose daughter has just employed Leta as a caretaker. In order to keep her job and a roof over their head, Leta has to keep Sophie alive at any cost.

2018

The Passport

The Passport 2025

1

An Albanian man partners with smugglers to reach Canada using a fake passport. He must pose as husband to unknown woman Vlera as part of a criminal arrangement.

2025

Fence

Fence 2018

8.00

Little Genti wants a puppy. He expresses his wish at the family gathering, after his Roma coeval Xeni shows at the door, with his stray dog friend Aaj. This brings up a fired up discussion among the grown ups. After a quick disapproval, discussion changes its path into a clash of generations, conflict between traditional beliefs and new contemporary way of life. Ignored by grownups and despite his mother's disapproval, Genti joins Xeni and Aja on the street, continuing to find his new puppy-friend.

2018

Ndera

Ndera 2025

1

A young man named Ylber finds himself on the run after a tragic accident, stumbling into a remote Albanian village in search of refuge. Seeking shelter, he is welcomed by Demush, a quiet, stoic villager steeped in the ancient code of the Kanun—a strict honour tradition of hospitality and demanding blood for blood. Though Ylber is treated as a guest, tension simmers beneath Demush’s hospitality as he begins to suspect there’s more to his visitor than Ylber lets on.

2025