AFI FEST 2021

VERA DREAMS OF THE SEA (VERA ANDRRON DETIN)

Expired November 15, 2021 7:59 AM
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Unassuming sign language interpreter Vera (Teuta Ajdini) lives a quiet life alongside retired husband Fatmir in their modest Pristina apartment. Happy to be a vessel for others to navigate the world, her hopes for her daughter and granddaughter’s future are intrinsically linked to the family’s newly valuable country house. But when her husband takes his own life and his cousin Ahmet begins insisting that Fatmir had promised him the rural home, Vera suddenly finds herself trapped in a deeply patriarchal culture where the word of men is final. Unyielding to increasingly violent pressure, Vera discovers how deep the corruption in men’s hearts can run, as well as the strength to stand her ground in this taut drama from director Kaltrina Krasniqi.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    85 minutes
  • Language
    Albanian
  • Country
    Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania
  • Premiere
    North American
  • Director
    Kaltrina Krasniqi
  • Screenwriter
    Doruntina Basha
  • Producer
    Shkumbin Istrefi
  • Executive Producer
    Ognen Antov, Klajdi Papadhimitri, Kaltrina Krasniqi
  • Cast
    Teuta Ajdini, Alketa Sylaj, Astrit Kabashi, Refet Abazi
  • Cinematographer
    Sevdije Kastrati
  • Editor
    Vladimir Pavlovski, Kaltrina Krasniqi
  • Production Design
    Burim Arifi, Blendina Xhema
  • Music
    Petrit Çeku, Genc Salihu