THE BEAUTY OF THE DONKEY
by Dea Gjinovci
synopsis
After sixty years in exile, Asllan returns with his daughter, Dea, to Makermal, the Kosovar village he once called home. They set out to revive his idyllic childhood memories, working with villagers to reconstruct a world erased by war. As playful re-enactments give way to haunting revelations, Dea and Asllan confront the painful disappearance of a beloved matriarch and the collective scars of a community grappling with memory and loss.
international title: | The Beauty of the Donkey |
original title: | La beauté de l'âne |
country: | Switzerland, United States, Kosovo, France |
sales agent: | First Hand Films |
year: | 2025 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Dea Gjinovci |
film run: | 77' |
screenplay: | Dea Gjinovci |
cinematography by: | Maxime Kathari |
film editing: | Lizi Gelber |
music: | Gaël Kyriakidis |
producer: | Dea Gjinovci, Palmyre Badinier, Ilir Hasanaj, Emmanuelle Lepers |
production: | Astrae Productions, Unseen SH.P.K., Haut et Court, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse, Facet LLC (US) |