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
