directed by Visar Morina, drama, 104 min, eng subtitles
written by Visar Morina
with Val Maloku, Astrit Kabashi, Adriana Matoshi, Enver Petrovci, Xhevdet Jashari, Alban Ukaj
Ten-year old Nori and his father Gezim earn their living by selling cigarettes in pre-war Kosovo of the 90s. Gezim will hear nothing of Nori’s mother. He is an expert at escaping the past and now he wants to flee Kosovo for Germany, without Nori. But the boy tries everything he can to prevent his dad from leaving. An accident results. The shocked father takes Nori to the hospital. When Nori gets out, his father is simply gone. Angry, yet determined, Nori sets out on a perilous journey to find his father and sure enough finds him in Germany. With the persistence only a child can have, he confronts his father and cannot forgive him for his desertion. An authentic and touching look at the stories behind the immigration waves from Balkan countries into the EU.
Awards
Karlovy Vary IFF 2015 (Best Director, Label Europa Cinemas)
Munich IFF 2015 (One Future Prize, Young German Cinema Award)