In Albania’s post-communist landscape, a lonely mother, Mira, and her troubled teenage son, Toni, struggle through an outbreak of civil violence that tears their East European nation apart. A film about transition – not only between different societies and political regimes, but also between human emotions – inspired by the filmmaker’s childhood memories of a turbulent era, and partly shot in Thessaloniki, a city that sheds its recognizable winter light on a sensitive story of family bonds and unfamiliar events.
Florenc Papas (*Albanien) studied directing at Marubi Film Academy. His debut Open Door premiered at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival and screened at 40+ festivals. It was Albania’s official 2020 Oscar entry. He was Programming Director of Tirana International Film Festival (2015–2022) and founded his production company Tunnelfilm in 2016. He recently finished his second feature Luna Park. Papas is a European Film Academy member and was on Forbes Europe 30 Under 30 in 2021.
Director | Florenc Papas |
Duration | 102 min |
Language | OV Albanian | German, English |
Genre | Drama |
Cast | Adriana Matoshi, Orion Jolldashi, Nik Xhelilaj, Flonja Kodheli |
Country | Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Italy, Croatia |
Year | 2024 |
Distributor | B-rated |