Jani Budi, 60s, after serving a sentence, was released from prison in Ancona and embarks on a ship to return to his country of origin, Albania. Arriving in Tirana he discovers the shocking truth: his wife died shortly after his arrest, and his son, Andi, has become politically corrupt. The film is a combination of drama and comedy that scans Albania today and human relations.
After losing their livelihood in a village, a Kosovar family is forced to move to the capital in pursuit of a place in a hypercapitalist society.
A lazy man wants to become a sportsman in order to have a normal 5-hour per day job. Many comical situations arise.
Based on a novel by Ismail Kadare. A group of partisans is tasked with reestablishing Radio Tirana.
The story of a couple trying to realize a honeymoon in the Caribbean, but a mistake in buying tickets makes them wander the streets of southern Albania experiencing many different vicissitudes.
Aziz, a renowned gangster is chilling on a bar with his friend when he suddenly sees an ex-girlfriend who she blows an unknown powder to his face. Aziz wakes up in a hotel room and doesn’t know what happened last night and how he ended up there. Aziz experiences wild hallucinations and he is very confused and wants to know what happened to him last night. As he was questioning his friend about what happened to him last night, Aziz receives a mysterious call which the caller explains what happened last night and he was a victim of a drug called scopolamine, a drug that made Aziz the slave of the unknown caller.
At the center of the film is a patriot photographer, who sees how the city moves on the eve of invasion by focusing his camera at the heroic resistance of the people.
the troubles of a few remaining people in nearly abandoned villages, after the fall of communism.
Bardha works in an agricultural cooperative while Gjika works as an engineer in a mine. Due to their work, they get promoted to work in the ministry departments.
It is the Fall of 1944. Events take place in the newly liberated Berat. A group of partisans are charged with the task of normalizing the life in the liberated city during this first night of freedom.
A historical drama focusing on the days leading up to Albania's declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire in November 1912.
The dramatic aspects of the Middle Ages, personified in the fate of the painter Andrea Selca. He has a tragic end because the clerics do not hesitate to poison him in the "name of God", since he went against the laws of the church.
Theoretician Apostol Sacco writes articles and gives lectures on free love of youth at a time when a major conflict going on in his family.Conflict resolved through sitcom.
A family of four must live an everyday life while the world around them shatters during the armed conflict 2001. While the bombing is ongoing these two parents are in a constant dilemma, protecting and sheltering their children inside thefour walls of their home, as they beg to play in the sun, or allowing them to play and have a childhood, while they’re still young enough to be shielded by their innocence and ignorance. Whatever may happen, summer cannot stop its flow. As the watermelons grow ripe, the tobacco leaves dry and turn to gold, colonies of ants gather their food, the clock never stops ticking, and the bombs continue to fall around the mountain of Ljuboten.
Considering their country as a place that conditions to make movies are deplorable, two actors discuss how to make a successful film. One of them is realistic, while the other one is in dreams.
Tili is a troublesome kid who always bothers his teacher and parents. However, they try to make him change his ways.
A teacher in a remote village gets hindered by zealot members of the community who still believe in old superstitions.
Met Sokoli is a young pioneer who fights against a band of saboteurs entering Albania.
A comedy about a group of fans who cause mischief.
three sparks is an intimate picture of village life in Albania, crafted in gratitude by a guest. Mexican/American artist Naomi Uman lived and documented life in rural Ukraine. Inspired by having seen her experimental non-fiction films portraying village life, she was invited to create a portrait of life in rural Albania. This took her to Rabdisht, a village perched high in the mountains, where people farm the rocky, vertiginous land.
