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

Post Mortem

Post Mortem 1980

1

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

1980

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

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

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

A Short Delay

A Short Delay 1983

7.00

A group of kids want to go to their teacher's house during the Teachers Day.

1983

Beni Walks by Himself

Beni Walks by Himself 1975

8.70

Beni is an eight-year-old boy living in Korçë with his parents and leads a sheltered life. His mother is very protective and doesn't let him play outside. When Beni is able to go outside, the neighborhood children make fun of him. One day when his uncle Thomai is visiting, he sees Beni crying after the other children took his horse. Thomai decides to take Beni on horseback to a distant village where he teaches him about life and how to be a man.

1975

Red Poppies on the Wall

Red Poppies on the Wall 1976

7.50

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

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

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

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

Once at Dawn

Once at Dawn 1971

1

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

1971

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

Mimoza, the Spoilt Child

Mimoza, the Spoilt Child 1973

5.00

Mimoza is a haughty girl who only argues with her friends. However, through experiences and advice, she will change and become friendlier.

1973

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 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

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

The Old Man and the Enemy

The Old Man and the Enemy 1981

1

World War II. Italian fascists have interned in the South a lot of people who fought them on the 7th of April 1939 when they came to Albania. Among them, there's an old man whom they call "Daja" (uncle), who fought along with the youth.

1981

Out of the Darkness

Out of the Darkness 1978

1

Petrit works as a cleaner in the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the fascist occupation of Albania. There, he learns many secrets and helps the resistance with inside information.

1978