Post Mortem

Post Mortem 1980

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"Pas vdekjes" is a 1980 Albanian black comedy film directed by Kujtim Çashku, based on the works of A.Z. Çajupi.

1980

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

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

Tomka and His Friends

Tomka and His Friends 1977

7.71

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

The Second November

The Second November 1982

7.00

A historical drama focusing on the days leading up to Albania's declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire in November 1912.

1982

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

Broken Threads

Broken Threads 1976

5.00

A foreign agent, Sami Ameni, wants to find another agent, with whom he has collaborated during WWII, in order to blow up a factory.

1976

A Comrade from the Village

A Comrade from the Village 1980

5.30

It is a cine comedy following "The Lady from the town". Olga is getting ready to go to a meeting of the district women activists, where she will relate her own experience in the struggle against conservative concepts. During a warm atmosphere, Olga sings the first lullaby to her newborn nephew: "Once upon a time there was an Olga who posed as a lady.Time passed by and the lady has become one of us, a comrade from the country"

1980

A, B, C... Z

A, B, C... Z 1971

1

Children get ready to start the first grade. They start learning the first letters.

1971

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 Navigation

The First Navigation 1984

1

In the crew of the ship "Eagle" the debate about the zones of fish hunting continues. Petrit, a new marine officer, supports captain Borak, who insists on introducing new fishing methods.

1984

Behind the Stone Walls

Behind the Stone Walls 1979

1

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.

1979

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 Monument

The Monument 1977

1

An old gardener tends for the flowers during the war. Nazis ask him for flowers for their dead.

1977

Red Poppies on the Wall

Red Poppies on the Wall 1976

7.00

In an orphanage in Tirana at the beginning of the Second World War during the occupation by the Italian fascists, a group of boys make plans to rebel against the despotic director and the oppression by the management.

1976

Why Are the Drums Rumbling?

Why Are the Drums Rumbling? 1969

1

Katrina and Xhavit, two young volunteers working on the construction of a railroad, fall in love and decide to marry. However, the girl's father does not approve this marriage.

1969

The Discussion

The Discussion 1961

1

Three years after the fascist occupation, a group of children create the anti-fascist organization called "Debatik". Coli, an orphan boy, manages to become a member.

1961

Silent Duel

Silent Duel 1967

1

Spectacular film by successful director Dhimitër Anagnosti. Three people, Sergeant Rahmiu (Ndrek Luca), Islam (Reshat Arbana), and Bepini (Bujar Kapexhiu) hijack a military ship to emigrate to Italy. Along the way they encounter opposition in the sailor Skender Guri (Rikard Ljarja), who wants to turn the ship back to Albania. 4 people representing different layers of the postwar Albanian society merge and collide offshore, unfolding the political conflicts of that era.

1967

The Ambush

The Ambush 1968

1

A film set during World War II - a small partisan unit must ambush a German convoy.

1968

A Difficult Journey

A Difficult Journey 1977

1

Miti, an old worker, and Sokol, a young driver, undertake a long journey to transport a huge metallic tower from the Durrës harbor to an important plant.

1977