gjirokastra
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gjirokastra
gjirokastra
Albania of the 1960s, the town of Gjirokastra. Katya, a philology graduate of Moscow State University, marries an Albanian man, a young historian whom he met in Moscow. Soon after she starts a dialog with the dictator Enver Hoxha at an art fair, her husband is arrested under a framed-up accusation.
Russia, Albania, 2024, 144’

Director: Yuri Arabov
Writer: Ismail Kadare, Yuriy Arabov
Cinematography: Arunas Baraznauskas
Producers: Ella Arkhangelskaya, Loreta Mokini
Artists: Valery Arkhipov, Luan Shkodra
Editing: Vlad Kaptur
Cast: Polina Liske, Besmir Bitraku, Loredana Gjeci
Production: Fortuna Film LLC, ALBIMAGE (Albania)
Awards: Zimny Festival Special Jury Prize