Father and Godfather
2007 · Movie · 102 min. · Albania

The events take place in a small Albanian village, around the 1930s. This isolated land, dominated by rituals and patriarchal relationships is the spirit that welcomes the newborn child of Abas. Servet, a co-villager, emigrant in the United States of America comes back in his homeland bringing a new vision and a new mentality, which serves as an inspiration for the 10 years old boy, Gjoleka, the son of Abas. Gjoleka founds himself in between of the ideas of his wild father, Abas and his godfather, Servet. Gjoleka symbolizes the young generation in the difficult realities that offer small and underdeveloped countries, where the outside world constitutes an irresistible attraction. The movie shows with a deep realism the human relationships, such as love, jalousie, hate, the impossibility to be integrated with another world, making this way a cruel autopsy of the weird society to which, "sometime" we belong.
Direction Dhimiter Anagnosti
Cast Enxhi Agushi · Artur Gorishti · Mariana Kondi · Zef Mosi · Muzafer Zifla
Soundtrack Endri Sina
Screenplay Dhimiter Anagnosti
Cinematography Zamir Kokonozi · Spartak Papadhimitri
Original title Gjoleka djali i abazit
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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