Worldsales

Illumina Films
Sumatrakade 1485
1019RS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
e-mail: ln.smlifanimulli@nibor
Homepage: www.illuminafilms.nl

Production

Vertigo
Metelkova ulica 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel.: +386 1- 439 70 80
e-mail: is.ogitrev@ofni
Homepage: www.vertigo.si

Reconciliation

Summary

An 18-year-old woman is killed by a bullet intended for her father. It is the tragic outcome of a bitter family feud. Her father's cousin is found guilty by Albania's judicial system and is serving a jail term for her murder. However, under the country's ancient code of law (the Kanun), her father is entitled to take blood revenge. Religious and legal authorities, each with their own agenda, try to sway his decision. Marija Zidar's epic documentary was filmed over five years in Albania's mountainous north - a place stuck obstinately in a patriarchal past. (Sydney Film Festival 2021)