ELVIS WALKS HOME
by Fatmir Koçi
synopsis
Mickey, an illegal Albanian who used to live in London, is a part time Elvis Presley impersonator. He gets a job entertaining British peacekeeping troops in the 1999 Balkans wars. When backstage problems ensue, Mickey (dressed as Elvis Presley) flees - straight into the war zone. He meets and is captured by a group of children refugees caught up in the merciless war.
| original title: | Elvis Walks Home |
| country: | Albania, Ireland |
| sales agent: | Wide Management |
| year: | 2017 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Fatmir Koçi |
| film run: | 90' |
| release date: | AL 3/11/2017 |
| screenplay: | Jonathan Preece |
| cast: | Dritan Kastrati, Amos Muji Zaharia, Erand Hoxha, Sara Kapo, Romir Zalla, Samuel Vargu, Enea Shinjatari, Armin Vargu, Gezim Meta, Gledi Spahiu |
| cinematography by: | Marek Wesolowski |
| film editing: | Max Vonk |
| art director: | Andon Koja |
| costumes designer: | Gerta Oparaku |
| music: | Karl Heortweard, Jonathan Preece |
| producer: | Mike Downey, Fatmir Koçi, Sam Taylor |
| executive producer: | Damiano Blloshmi, Michael Cowan |
| production: | Kkoci Production, Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) Ireland |
| backing: | Albanian Film Centre (AL), Arts Council of Wales (GB), Creative Europe’s MEDIA |
