After her husband’s unexpected suicide a menacing parade of relatives appear who claim to have ownership over their village family house. As the tendrils of an underworld scheme begin to surface Vera’s world seems about to collapse. Steeped in an ominous atmosphere of fear and mistrust, this is an intimate probing character study of a supportive mother and caring grandmother forced to face the raw reality of her status as a woman. A memorable central performance illuminates this well-constructed and suspenseful drama.
“This nuanced, nervy story [is] as much a character portrait as it is a social critique.” Variety
Winner Grand Prix for Best Film Tokyo International Film Festival 2021
Winner Ingmar Bergman Award for Best international Debut Goteborg Film Festival 2022
- Year2021
- Runtime82 minutes
- LanguageAlbanian
- CountryKosovo
- Rating15
- NoteEnglish subtitles
- DirectorKaltrina Krasniqi
- ScreenwriterDoruntina Basha
- CastTeuta Ajdini, Alketa Sylaj, Refet Abazi
After her husband’s unexpected suicide a menacing parade of relatives appear who claim to have ownership over their village family house. As the tendrils of an underworld scheme begin to surface Vera’s world seems about to collapse. Steeped in an ominous atmosphere of fear and mistrust, this is an intimate probing character study of a supportive mother and caring grandmother forced to face the raw reality of her status as a woman. A memorable central performance illuminates this well-constructed and suspenseful drama.
“This nuanced, nervy story [is] as much a character portrait as it is a social critique.” Variety
Winner Grand Prix for Best Film Tokyo International Film Festival 2021
Winner Ingmar Bergman Award for Best international Debut Goteborg Film Festival 2022
- Year2021
- Runtime82 minutes
- LanguageAlbanian
- CountryKosovo
- Rating15
- NoteEnglish subtitles
- DirectorKaltrina Krasniqi
- ScreenwriterDoruntina Basha
- CastTeuta Ajdini, Alketa Sylaj, Refet Abazi