Gulielm Radoja – MRQE

Open Door

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Rudina sets off on a long journey with her unmarried pregnant sister, Elma, to meet their strict and traditional father in the Albanian village where they were born. As Rudina’s car makes its way over the mountains, Elma comes up with a plan to enlist a former classmate to play the part of her husband.

Bota

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bota (Albanian for the world) is a cafe situated on the edge of a vast area of marshland in a remote part of Albania, and it is here that the lives of the protagonists intersect in this compelling debut by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The directors skilfully exploit the genius loci of the desolate landscape and, aided by a period score and beguiling long shots, they flawlessly evoke the atmosphere of a place where the past still encroaches upon peoples lives.

Kolonel Bunker

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Enver Hoxha ruled Albania with an iron fist for nearly 40 years and for a long time Albania was the only Maoist regime and by far the most isolationist society in Europe – politically, psychologically and physically. Colonel Muro Neto was the man Hoxha charged with constructing the bunkers throughout the country which ostensibly protected Albania from its enemies both without and within. He became known as “Kolonel Bunker.”