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Politiko 2022-05-24 10:03:10

"The Unfinished Portrait", the Albanian communist dictatorship comes

A forbidden love story that will portray the communist dictatorship in Albania. "The Unfinished Portrait", the story of an Albanian boy with the daughter of the Italian ambassador in isolated Tirana of the 1980s.

Directed by Namik Ajaz and written by Selami Pulaha, the film was shown in Frankfurt, Germany, under the auspices of the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Albania, Dr. Jonela Hoxhaj.

During the presentation, the Albanian consul showed the reason why he chose exactly such a film, which refers to the early communist dictatorship.

I want to start the answer to this question with a striking expression of the world-famous Japanese designer, Yohji Yamamoto: "With my eyes turned to the past, I walk backwards into the future". And the more time passes, the clearer it becomes to me how important the recent past of a nation is, both in the personal plan to understand and confront itself, as well as in the international plan in relations with other countries. and aspirations to move forward " , said Jonela Hoxhaj.

According to her, "Dictatorship, isolation, repression or annihilation of free thought, are universal topics, which not only should not be forgotten, but on the contrary. Are more current than ever. Many Albanian developments in recent years, both positive and negative, the world does not can understand without knowing at all this almost 50-year-old part of our history, which is often overlooked in local reports and documentaries on Albania, and no one can do it better than we, who have experienced that time. ”

The director of the film, Namik Ajazi, spoke about the history on which the film is built. Ajazi said that "Daring to have a flirtation with a stranger at that time was like committing suicide in terms of what the consequences would be."

Among other things, the director says that we still need films to shed light on the difficult time of the dictatorship, so that present and future generations can get acquainted with the history of the time of isolation.

"We still need films to revoke that difficult time to the point of absurdity, because the generations that are growing up involved in the unbridled pace of today, with the innovations and evolution of the means of communication, have little information about that distant time. and close at the same time " , said Ajazi.

The main character of the film is Antonio Kodrinaj, who did not live during the communist period, but had to go under the skin of the protagonist. Speaking about the role, Antonio said that the script excited him and that in order to adapt more to the character, he had to read some books and watch movies that talked about the time of dictatorship.

After the premiere in Frankfurt on Main, the Albanian-Italian co-production "The Unfinished Portrait", which won the award for "Best Feature Film" at the 21st edition of the Independent Days Film Festival in Kalsruhe, Germany, is continuing to be shown in cinemas with Frankfurt tradition "Orfeo's Erben".