A delicate look at the lives of five women through the eyes of a nine year old boy searching for his missing father.
Nine year old Aga lives with his mother and four other women in a remote mountain location in Kosovo. Aga tries to make some money by selling cigarettes but his main goal is continuing to search for his missing father. The only male figure in his life is Cera who is brutal and harsh even though he keeps an eye out for Aga, who is too young to understand the reason why he lives in the current location with all the women. When an unexpected emergency arises, Aga is forced to help out and that sets in motion a sequence of events that exposes him to the truth.
Original Title: SHPIA E AGËS
Written & Directed by: Lendita Zeqiraj
Cast: Arti Lokaj, Rozafa Çelaj, Adriana Matoshi, Basri Lushtaku, Shengyi Ismaili, Melihate Qena, Rebeka Qena,
Molikë Maxhuni
Produced by: Bujar Kabashi
Co-producers: Ron Dyens, Genc Permeti
Executive producers: Lendita Zeqiraj, Hamez Zeqiraj, Bujar Kabashi
Associate Producer: Rio Kojima
Director of Photography: Sofian El Fani
Editing by: Kreshnik Keka Berisha, Thomas Marchand
Production Company: N’ART FIMS (XK)
in Co-Production with: WOOF FILMS (Hr), SACREBLEU (Fr), SKA-NDAL (Al), SY13 FILMS (Al)
FESTIVALS
• KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
• DUHOK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Kurdistan
• MANAKI BROTHERS INT’L CINEMATOGRAPHERS FILM FESTIVAL, Bitola, North Macedonia
• CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Canada
• SEANEMA FILM FESTIVAL, Ulcinj, Montenegro
• TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Albania
• CINEAST: CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL, Luxembourg
• ODA TETOVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Tetovo, North Macedonia
• ROME FILMFEST – ALICE NELLA CITTÀ, Italy
• INTERNATIONAL BOSPHORUS FILM FESTIVAL Istanbul, Turkey
• FILMFEST COTTBUS, Germany
• CINEDAYS FESTIVAL OF EUROPEAN FILM Skopje, North Macedonia
• KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, India
• ZINEBI BILBAO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Bilbao, Spain
• LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Ljubljana, Slovenia
• FESTIVAL CINÉMA MÉDITERRANÉEN DE BRUXELLES, Belgium
• LES ARCS FILM FESTIVALS, France
• GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL, Sweden
• ASWAN INT’L WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL, Egypt
• FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y DERECHOS HUMANOS DE VALÈNCIA, Spain
• FESTIVAL DU FILM D’EUROPE CENTRALE ET ORIENTALE, Rouen, France
• BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, India
• INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF URUGUAY, Montevideo, Uruguay
• FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL CINE HECHO POR MUJERES, Madrid, Spain
• SEOUL INTERNATIONAL AGAPE FILM FESTIVAL, South Korea
• PULA FILM FESTIVAL, Croatia
• THESALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Greece
AWARDS
• FEDEORA SPECIAL MENTION @ Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD @ Tirana International Film Festival
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Adriana Matoshi
• BEST ACTRESS Special Mention – Rozafa Celaj
• BEST ACTOR Special Mention – Basri Lushtaku @ Oda Tetovo International Film Festival
• SPECIAL JURY AWARD
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Rozafa Celaj
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Adriana Matoshi • BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Shengyl Ismaili • BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Melihate Qena @ International Bosphorus Film Festival
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Rozafa Celaj
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Adriana Matoshi
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Shengyl Ismaili
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Melihate Qena
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Rebeka Qena
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Molike Maxhuni @ Filmfest Cottbus
• SPECIAL MENTION @ Cinedays Festival Of European Film
• SPECIAL JURY AWARD @ Kolkata International Film Festival
• SPECIAL MENTION @ Zinebi Bilbao International Film Festival
• BEST FEATURE FILM
• BEST DIRECTOR AWARD – Lendita Zeqiraj
• BEST ACTRESS AWARD – Rozafa Celaj
• EGYPTIAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD @ Aswan International Women Film Festival
• GOLDEN ARENA for BEST CO-PRODUCTION FILM @ Pula Film Festival
