
Bota (Albanian for “the world”) is a cafe situated on the edge of a vast area of marshland in a remote part of Albania, and it is here that the lives of the protagonists intersect in this compelling debut by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The directors skilfully exploit the genius loci of the desolate landscape and, aided by a period score and beguiling long shots, they flawlessly evoke the atmosphere of a place where the past still encroaches upon people’s lives.

as Beni

as Mili

as July

as Alba

as Noje

as Baku

as Engjell

as Filipo

as Myfarete

as Luan

as Arian

as Doctor

as Orjon

as Alban

as Gjon