“Peroni 7” talks about the transformative impact of Kosovo’s liberalized visas and migration. Through personal stories of new beginnings and farewells, the film paints a touching picture of a nation in transition, striving for a brighter and more connected future.
Yustina's sister Polina is missing. She left their rural village in Kosovo to find work for them both in a land far far away - The land they call Sweden. But then the letters stops coming. Yustina knows that she has to go look for her sister. Yustina's journey will be filled with danger and foreign places, and in order to cope with the brutal reality, she uses her imagination to create her own world. A world where the people that has imprisoned her sister are monsters that only she, using her magical powers, can defeat.
Bardhi works as a teacher in a remote area. When one of the students abandons the school, Bardhi tries to help him.
A young college student from rural Albania leaves school to visit home, only to find himself embroiled in his family's deadly blood feud.
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.
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.
Through the eyes of Era, a resilient yet fragile woman, the audience is introduced to a dystopian reality where victims and perpetrators of violence are intertwined, and the boundaries between guilt and innocence become blurred.
Kosovo, 2019. Corruption and unemployment have made it impossible for Shpëtim to find a job. Things get more complicated when he has to take care of his daughter as well, and does not have a proper place to live. After many attempts to solve his situation, and experiencing repeated deceptions, Shpëtim decides to migrate to Germany illegally in his search for a better life.
In the crew of the ship "Eagle" the debate about the zones of fish hunting continues. Petrit, a new marine officer, supports captain Borak, who insists on introducing new fishing methods.
Film about Vasil Laçi, who attempted to kill Victor Emmanuel III during his visit in Albania.
A film is being shot and the cast is mostly comprised of children. Little Genti is stressed because his parents are getting divorced.
Northern Albania, 1911. Bali marries Bardha, who is betrothed to Sokol Dema, currently imprisoned by the Turks. Bardha tells this to Bali on the first night of their marriage and puts him in a dilemma: he should either kill Bardha due to the laws of the land, or send her to the parents of Sokol Dema.
A police officer steals some money from an international judge of a special court in Kosovo. The money was a bribe for the judge. Now the officer faces a dilemma – whether to keep the money and deny everything or figure out a way to return the money for his own family’s safety.
In an indeterminate future, forbidden memories challenge a database containing all human memories. An experimental cinematic search between past and future, fiction and fact, Prishtina and Tirana. The future, a glitch.
Uka is an old Albanian who lives in the mountains on the border of Kosovo and Albania. As an honorable man, he must deal with his son who befriended Italian fascists during WW2.
Tomori has managed to infiltrate a foreign agency and is trying to discover their secret documents, bases, and means of communication.
A State Security officer, Kreshnik Martini, infiltrates the ranks of an agent network sent to operate in Albania and gathers information about all of its activities. The film is based on a true counterintelligence case in which, in 1953, Albanian authorities managed to uncover a network that aimed to overthrow the government
“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society.
The film follows Astrit, a young pilot who has just finished the aviation school.
An old gardener tends for the flowers during the war. Nazis ask him for flowers for their dead.
