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

Sounds of War

Sounds of War 1976

9.00

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.

1976

Victory Over Death

Victory Over Death 1967

10.00

World War II. Albania is under the Nazi occupation. The Germans capture two young girls and torture them to learn more about the communist movement.

1967

Tana

Tana 1958

1

The movie is based on a Fatmir Gjata screenplay. Gjata had written a novel with the same title earlier. The events evolve in the 1950s. The main character, Tana, is a smart, outgoing and progressive young woman. She is in love with Stefan (Naim Frashëri) and they both live in an unnamed mountain village in Albania. Tana has to face the old mentality of her old grandfather and she also has to fight the jealousy of Lefter . It is a love game, while socialist progress is highlighted as is often in the socialist realism.

1958

Once at Dawn

Once at Dawn 1971

1

A driver is tasked with sending weapons illegally to the partisan soldiers.

1971

The Bronze Bust

The Bronze Bust 1970

10.00

On the anniversary of the death of Commissioner Ibrahim Kovaçi, six of his war friends are accompanying his statue to his native village, where a ceremony will be held. During the road, each of them remembers moments related to the life of Ibrahim.

1970

Tomka and His Friends

Tomka and His Friends 1977

7.60

Tomka is a boy who likes playing football with his friends. When the German army captures his town, the German soldiers establish their camp in the town stadium. Tomka with help from his friends and their parents organizes sabotage actions against the soldiers.

1977

Flutura in My Cab

Flutura in My Cab 1988

8.50

Tom Melgushi, becoming overexcited from alcohol, wanders around the streets disturbing people. And one day, Flutura, a teacher of the village, gets on his cab, and there was a glimpse of hope for a stable relationship with the young woman. Tom becomes subject of public criticism after Flutura's accident, because she jumped out of the cab fearing Tom's violence.

1988

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

The Lady from the City

The Lady from the City 1976

8.50

Olga's decision to live with her daughter Meli, who works as a doctor assistant, in a remote village turns into situations full of vicissitudes. After an entire trade fair of correspondence to find a groom from the city, Olga presents Koçi to Mili, who pretends to be a true artist. But Meli has fallen in love with Bujar, and doesn't seem to want move away from the village.

1976

Furtuna

Furtuna 1959

3.30

Story depicting the national liberation struggle of the Albanian people against the Italian and German invaders during World War II.

1959

The Man with the Cannon

The Man with the Cannon 1977

7.00

After Mato Gruda, a man living in a remote village in the mountains of Albania, steals a cannon abandoned by the German invaders he has to decide whether to use the weapon to support the Partisan resistance or to avenge his family.

1977

The Red Pledge

The Red Pledge 1982

1

Film about the 5 Heroes of Vig, who died in a bloody battle during the National Liberation War.

1982

Paths of War

Paths of War 1974

1

World War II - a famous warrior and a villager face the destruction of their village and heroically lead the people in a rebellion.

1974

The Last Winter

The Last Winter 1976

6.00

Germans come amid snow and winter. In the village only people remained are women, that fight until wounded partisans, sheltered in the village, will retreat deeper and snow will cover their tracks. Face to face with the Germans and their control of the village, women, led by mother Shano and mother Mara, depart to make a pile of wood, but actually bring bread and food to the partisans.

1976

Mondi and Diana

Mondi and Diana 1985

1

Mondi, a schoolboy, is good at lessons but he is rather impulsive. His young and inexperienced teacher fails to see him for what he really is and in a sort of way contradicts him. While his father follows closely the positive inclinations of his son and helps him to form his personality.

1985

The Forest of Freedom

The Forest of Freedom 1976

1

Vlash Zaka is a poor villager who secures his living by capturing wild horses in the forest. His brother has killed an Italian spy, so Vlash is under surveillance and his life is in danger.

1976

The Fall of Idols

The Fall of Idols 1977

1

A teacher in a remote village gets hindered by zealot members of the community who still believe in old superstitions.

1977

The Captain

The Captain 1972

7.00

A misogynistic old man goes to complain about "his rights" after a woman is elected as the leader of his village's cooperative.

1972

Broad Horizons

Broad Horizons 1968

1

In 1968, Horizonte Te Hapura, directed by Viktor Gjika, one of the pioneers of Albanian moviemaking, broke new ground. Its subject matter was contemporary, rather than being a historical piece or an action drama set among the partisans of World War II. In the story, a dockworker sees that a crane, a crucial piece of shipyard equipment, is being endangered by a violent storm, and despite considerable danger to himself works to save it. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

1968