Broken April

Broken April 1985

1

Adaptation of the novel "Prilli i thyer" by Ismail Kadare. The April of 1939 is the month of honeymoon and a month of tragedy for writer Besian Vorpsi and his wife Diana. Such is this month for Gjorg Berisha too, who is enjoying his last month of freedom in the mountains. Afterwards, according to the Kanun, he will have to shut himself inside his tower, as he has avenged his brother's death. Aka The Uninvited, Unwanted Guests.

1985

Whiteness

Whiteness 1986

1

Film inspired by the harsh winter of 1985. The film follows two storylines: the story of a young girl who studies to become a nurse and the story of some pilots who have to make a delivery.

1986

The Flying Circus

The Flying Circus 2019

10.00

Four actors travel illegally through Balkan borders in war times to a theatre festival. But their real mission is to find their idol Michael Palin.

2019

Love: Dashuri

Love: Dashuri 2021

1

"Love" portraits a mid life crisis of a 40 year old man recently separated from his wife who goes back to his country in search of a change and of himself.

2021

Keepers of the Fog

Keepers of the Fog 1988

1

Images and reality intermingle in this account of the writer's own experiences under totalitarian regime.

1988

The Manager

The Manager 1980

1

In the middle of a harsh winter, a partisan soldier goes to deliver supplies to a hospital.

1980

Hive

Hive 2021

6.99

Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo so she sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her, she faces a crucial decision: to wait for his return, or to continue to persevere.

2021

The Tribute

The Tribute 2013

1

The film is of the action genre and deals with the already known phenomenon of tribute in Kosovo, robbery and financial blackmail.

2013

Magic Eye

Magic Eye 2005

1

During the riots of 1997 in Albania the retired photographer PETRO travels from his hometown Gjirokastra to the capital Tirana. He has taken pictures of a killing with his Super-8-camera and wants to get the film developed. Petro doesn't know that he shot material that shows how a TV-camera causes the death of a man and his granddaughter in order to get a good story. Unfortunately Petro meets this cameraman - BERTI - on the trip to Tirana. When the film is finally developed Petro gets to know the truth - and he knows his life is in danger! After many adventures on the road he tries at last to present the film to the public. But he must realize that the material was stolen. So only Petro knows the truth while the media spread lies about the deaths of Girokastra.

2005

Comrades

Comrades 1982

1

The events of the film happen in a huge industrial complex. A huge explosion interrupts an experiment. Engineer Genci, who was responsible for this experiment, discovers that the explosion was not an accident, but an act of sabotage.

1982

Echo

Echo 2018

6.30

Loss and loneliness linger on a thread that connects two ageing parents far away from each other through a fatal accident. A woman in Germany starts a journey to explore the life of an illegal immigrant and finds her loneliness, and an old man in Kosovo whom loss has brought him to the end of his journey.

2018

In Between

In Between 2019

3.00

In rural Kosovo, identical houses are built for family members working abroad, in the hope that they will one day return to settle in their old homeland.

2019

The Conscience

The Conscience 1972

1

Kujtim works as a car mechanic. He makes a mistake and does not fix the brakes of a truck properly, which leads to a deadly accident. He feels guilty, but is unable to admit his mistake.

1972

Vangjush Mio

Vangjush Mio 1966

1

Documentary about the Albanian impressionist painter Vangjush Mio.

1966

A Day in a Lifetime

A Day in a Lifetime 1994

1

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.

1994

Slogans

Slogans 2001

6.50

Andre starts as a teacher in a remote mountain village in Albania. His first task is to choose one of two communist slogans. He picks the shorter one, which is appreciated by his class, because they have to build the slogan on the hillside using whitewashed rocks. However, this means that the longer slogan goes to Diana, the French teacher to whom Andre is attracted. Andre gets on the wrong side of the communist party boss of the village, when he stands up for an unjustly accused goat herdsman, whom he had befriended. The boss is determined to take his revenge on Andre.

2001

In the Name of Freedom

In the Name of Freedom 1987

1

A wounded Greek partisan is helped by Albanian partisans and hidden in the house of an old woman, but his life is still in danger due to the presence of Nazis.

1987

On the Verge of Life

On the Verge of Life 1985

1

Two young people, Ardi and Rina, like each other. They are at the very first steps as adults in their lives. The film deals with social problems and the role of the society in the education of the youth.

1985

Alive!

Alive! 2009

6.70

A young college student from rural Albania leaves school to visit home, only to find himself embroiled in his family's deadly blood feud.

2009

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg 1953

6.18

A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.

1953