Summaries

One week at the Bota café. Nothing happens. Everything happens.

Albania, present day. At the edge of a haunted swamp, Juli (Flonja Kodheli), Nora (Fioralba Kryemadhi) and Ben (Artur Gorishti) work together in an isolated village where their families were exiled during their country's intense communist rule. Under the disapproving eyes of Juli, Ben juggles an affair with Nora while dreaming of expanding his café into the Balkan big time. Their quiet world ceases to exist when a highway crew begins to widen the road nearby. Juli falls for engineer Mili but worries about her ailing and confused grandmother, Noje. As the new road approaches, the village inhabitants have one last glorious night of fireworks and celebration. But when the dawn arrives, Juli, Ben and Nora must face a shared secret from their traumatic past.

Details

Keywords
  • f rated
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin Italy Kosovo Albania
Language Albanian
Production companies Erafilm Kosova Cinematography Center Albanian National Center of Cinematography (QKK)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.39:1

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