Tirana Year Zero (Tirana, année zéro), is a 2002 Albanian film that tells the story of a young couple in post-communist Albania, at a time when many Albanians left the country in search for a better life abroad. The protagonist of the movie is Nik, who lives in the capital of Albania, Tirana, along with his mother and father. He is in love with a beautiful girl named Klara, who wants to move to Paris to be a model. Nik makes his living with an old truck that belonged to his father, who is now sick, and seemingly dying. Amidst the criticisms of his mother, the confusion and desperation covering the country, and the desire of his girlfriend to leave, Nik is still unsure whether he wants to leave. The film explores the way Nik handles the events of his life.
as Niku
as Klara
as Marta, Klara's mother
as Kujtim, Klara's father
as Xhafa, the director
as Günter, the German
as Linda, Günter's fiancée
as Dessi, Vladimir's daughter
as Vladimir
as Tare, the sculptor
as Nedji
as Titi
as The government employee
as Gypsy woman
as Besim, the neighbor
