The Councillors

The Councillors 1979

1

Year 1943. All the members of an anti-fascist council are arrested by the Nazis during a wedding, along with the husband. They are pressured into signing a document against the council, but they refuse, and instead plan to help the husband escape in case of an execution.

1979

The Commissar of Light

The Commissar of Light 1966

7.00

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.

1966

Adnan Kafazi

Adnan Kafazi 2023

1

As their city is occupied by a new organized crime boss, three local gangsters decide to return from Mexico and fight him in a mouse and cat game.

2023

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On 2022

5.00

In today’s Tirana, Agim and Gëzim, two inseparable deaf-mute identical twin brothers, live under the same roof. Ana, Gëzim’s girlfriend, a young high-spirited woman in her thirties, visits them quite often. One evening, Agim is driving back home with Gëzim, when his sight gets blurred and a fatal accident nearly occurs. At the ophthalmologist, a few days later, the two brothers discover that due to a genetic and rare disease, they will separately, but progressively and irreversibly go blind. Slowly immersing into an unbearable silenced darkness, not being able to see the world and each other anymore, only Ana by their side, the two brothers have to make a strong decision around a cup of coffee with new shoes on.

2022

The Road of Writing

The Road of Writing 1978

1

Todri, a patriotic teacher, returns in his homeland to bring the Albanian letters.

1978

Traces in the blue sky

Traces in the blue sky 1981

1

The film follows Astrit, a young pilot who has just finished the aviation school.

1981

The Explosion

The Explosion 1974

1

Engineer Ilir wants to drill for oil in an area in which there exists no data from previous researchers. Faced with disagreement from his colleague, as well as the lack of experience, he is determined to finish the job.

1974

Operation

Operation "Fire" 1973

1

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

1973

At Our Home

At Our Home 1979

1.00

After a disagreement with his teacher, a young boy runs away.

1979

Time of the Comet

Time of the Comet 2008

6.80

A young man is searching for the war to free his country and establish freedom. Instead of war he finds the love of his life.

2008

The Return

The Return 2017

1

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.

2017

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

Rain at the Beach

Rain at the Beach 1984

6.00

Alberi's family takes a vacation to separate Alber from his actress girlfriend and to convince him to break up with her.

1984

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar 2022

6.40

Somewhere in Kosovo, in an isolated village, three young women find their dreams and ambitions stifled, but nothing can stop them in their quest for independence.

2022

When a Film Was Being Shot

When a Film Was Being Shot 1981

7.00

A film is being shot and the cast is mostly comprised of children. Little Genti is stressed because his parents are getting divorced.

1981

The Vanished

The Vanished 2021

1

Far from his hometown, Beqir spends most of his time in front of the typewriter machine rather than with his wife. Nostalgic for his homeland and his people, he is no longer at peace with himself, so by writing his memoirs he tries to unveil something important, something he hides from his wife and even himself.

2021

East, West, East: The Final Sprint

East, West, East: The Final Sprint 2009

8.00

An amateur cycling team from Albania heads to France to take part in a tournament only to discover on the way that revolution has broken out back home.

2009

Our Enver

Our Enver 1985

1

The film director, Bujar, is making a movie about the life and activity of Enver Hoxha. During the film, many retrospectives from the war times till the end of his life are given.

1985

A Palace Uprising

A Palace Uprising 1972

1

The two brothers Qetsor and Erlet often break their friends' toys. One night, Qetsor watches a dream in which the toys rebel against him.

1972