ALIVE!
by Artan Minarolli
synopsis
Twenty-two-year-old Koli is studying at Tirana university. When he hears of his father’s death, he returns to his native mountain village in the north to attend the funeral. During a walk through the countryside of his childhood, someone takes a shot at him. In a state of shock, the young man discovers that he is part of a blood feud sparked by his grandfather sixty years earlier. He goes to see the family to whom, according to custom, he owes his life – and, in doing so, he makes the acquaintance of the murderer whom fate has determined will take it. Away from his modern urban environment, Koli suddenly finds himself in a world of ancient, inexorable rituals, from which he is unable to extricate himself even after his return to Tirana.
international title: | Alive! |
original title: | Alive! |
country: | Albania, Austria, France |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Artan Minarolli |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Artan Minarolli |
cast: | Nik Xhelilaj, Bruno Shllaku, Besart Kallaku, Nijada Saliasi, Xhevdet Ferri |
cinematography by: | Jacques Bouquin |
film editing: | Oliver Neumann |
art director: | Ylli Bepiri, Mihal Rama |
music: | Baptiste Bouquin |
producer: | Ebba Sinzinger, Vincent Lucassen, Artan Minarolli, Marie Balducchi |
production: | WILDart Film, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Art Film |