Sounds of War 1976
Bardhi, an orphan boy, goes to the city to work in the house of a rich man, where he learns how to play the violin.
Bardhi, an orphan boy, goes to the city to work in the house of a rich man, where he learns how to play the violin.
Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.
After becoming 12 years old, little Asime is forced to stay inside the house. her family betroths her to a boy she doesn't know. After a wounded partisan stays in her house, Asime decides to become a partisan as well.
A historical drama focusing on the days leading up to Albania's declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire in November 1912.
After World War II, more than 85% of the Albanian people were illiterate. Partisan soldier Dritan Shkaba is tasked with opening new schools in north Albania to enlighten the population.
Animation tribute to Henri Matisse and the fauvist movement he started (fauvism). “Les Fauves” is crafted to recreate the paintings of the famous French artist. Through various animation techniques and real-life footage, the film is a tribute to life, art and all the innocent people killed by blind violence of any kind. Restored by the Central State Film Archive and the Center of Contemporary Art Harabel, financed by ABI Bank
"In The Moonless Night, the whole of Albania seems to head for the coast by train in order to emigrate to the West. So too is 16-year-old Rudina and her strict and secretive grandfather, who have left their village with that aim in mind. In the train, Rudina meets Gjergj, who is on his way with his friend Millo. The grandfather tries at all costs to keep the two away from each other, but is left powerless in the train when Rudina and Gjergj miss the train at the station. As they continue their journey on foot, they get to know each other better. When they reach the beach, the local Mafia is busy organising the smuggling of people and goods. When the train travellers arrive there too, it slowly becomes clear how much Rudina's grandfather tries to hide about his past and why he doesn't want the two young people to be together." - IFFR
A young Albanian immigrant and his French fiance decide to pay a surprise visit to his native village. Their surprise turns sour when his family learns the true reasons behind their son's return.
A simple car ride reveals the emotions and thoughts that arise when you're alone on the road.
In the summer of 1987, Tonin Gjini swam from Albania to Yugoslavia, in search of freedom. Three decades later, he revisits the locations and recreates the events of that unforgettable experience.
Margarita Begolli, the portagonist of the film, returns to Albania after 25 years with her memory lost.
A foreign agent, Sami Ameni, wants to find another agent, with whom he has collaborated during WWII, in order to blow up a factory.
2001 Albanian Film
Children get ready to start the first grade. They start learning the first letters.
Amid bureaucratic obstacles, with little or no hope for real political and social changes in the country, a father and son find comfort and strength in their shared optimism for the future.
Little Bledy lives with his father in a small apartment in Tirana. The boy learns by accident that the father is going to marry a completely unfamiliar woman for him. This news causes him a shock. Nevertheless, when he meets Zana, his father's girlfriend from work, he is increasingly convinced of the need for changes in the family ...
According to the law of physical elimination of stray dogs in exchange of a small monetary reward, two middle-aged Albanian ex-hunters, Nikolin and Enver, take a nocturnal journey throughout the city, which is soon interrupted by an unexpected turn of events.
A hybrid experimental documentary that explores the act of observation as both process and philosophy. The film unfolds through five interlinked "dimensions": language, image, space, time, and feeling.