The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg 1953

6.40

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

Passion

Passion 1983

1

Romantic drama.

1983

A Tale from the Past

A Tale from the Past 1987

7.10

To meet the desires and needs of the parents, a marriage is arranged between 14-year-old Gjino and 20-year-old Marigo. Gjino reluctantly obeys, but Marigo, who loves another, tries various devious methods to free herself from this bizarre marriage agreement.

1987

The Militant

The Militant 1984

1

A film about the life of militant Vasil Shanto.

1984

The Death of a Horse

The Death of a Horse 1992

6.25

During a political purge, the Albanian government orders the disbanding of a military unit whose horses are also considered traitors.

1992

The Living Wall

The Living Wall 1989

7.00

The film is based on and develops the subject of a well-known legend of a sacrifice in the Rozafa castle, as a free interpretation of what people have preserved for centuries. Three married brothers decide to sacrifice in the castle the wife of whom will bring the lunch, so that the wall will not collapse once again on the ground.

1989

The First Night of Freedom

The First Night of Freedom 1984

1

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.

1984

Years of Expectation

Years of Expectation 1990

1

Portrays the lives of families and other loved ones left behind when husbands, fathers, brothers and children, because of desperate economic conditions in Albania, travel as far as America, looking for work and economic security.

1990

Taulant Wants a Sister

Taulant Wants a Sister 1984

8.00

Taulant is a 4 year old only child, who is lonesome and wants a sister. However, despite his request, his parents keep ignoring him. Slowly, his parents start listening to him more and decide to consider his request more seriously.

1984

Strings for Violin

Strings for Violin 1987

9.00

Andon, a young violinist, is seriously studying for the admission competition at the Academy of Fine Arts. Cosmai, the father, thinks his son cannot win the competition without a bit of external help. He mobilizes all his friends and relatives so that his son can be sure to win. Muco, the chairman of the commission, is incapable of judging clearly and bored from all the interventions pours the anger on the young talented violinist.

1987

Headshoot

Headshoot 1985

6.50

Conceived as a political pamphlet, developed in a rhetorically grotesque vein, the film deals with the activity and the shameful end of the traitor organization of Balli Kombetar during WW2 in Albania.

1985

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 Clay Bullet

The Clay Bullet 1994

1

Toni, a neglected and spoiled 10-year-old boy, tries in every way to look like the idols that inspire his lonely days.

1994

The Return of the Dead Army

The Return of the Dead Army 1989

1

A general and an Italian priest arrive in Albania to retrieve the bones of the soldiers who were killed during the war.

1989

Freedom or Death

Freedom or Death 1979

1

The committee led by Çerçiz Topulli, Mihal Grameno and Hajredin Tremishti return to their village and assassinate the Turkish officer of Gjirokastra. Afterwards, the Ottoman army starts a campaign against the province of Mashkullorë, which became a symbol of Albanian resistance and fight for freedom.

1979

Invisible World

Invisible World 1987

1

The story of workers from the Institute of Public Health who in the mid-1980s have developed a globally unseen or unheard invention: the Auto-Immune-Vaccine.

1987

The Stones of my House

The Stones of my House 1983

1

World War II. Italians accuse the residents of a village in South Albania of giving signals to the Greeks during the Greek-Italian War.

1983

Hell '43

Hell '43 1980

1

The film centers around a revolt in a fascist concentration camp in the year 1943.

1980

The Break

The Break 1983

1

A story about a little boy who lives in Tirana, the capital of Albania.

1983