Lum Veseli

Albania, 1958. Luana, the daughter of a well respected man in the village, makes friends with Agim, who moved here after his family were banned from the city by the communists. Years later, their childhood friendship turns into teenage love, but without prospects. Luana’s father promised her in marriage to someone else when she was a child. When her father finds out about Luana and Agim’s love, he is furious and immediately arranges for his daughter to be married to the man he chose for her. Luana faces a dilemma: to flee with her lover to Germany, risking being caught by the communists and probably killed, or stay loyal to her family. A poignant love story set in dark times shaped by pressure from old traditions. A deeply human tale about freedom, which is the greatest good even if the price is loneliness.

Dielli serves community service at a library while his father battles alcohol addiction. After a car accident, they make a promise to change. But when his father relapses, their relationship crumbles, testing Dielli's dreams and loyalty. This poignant drama explores addiction, forgiveness, and the power of love, revealing the strength and fragility of family bonds. Will they rebuild or drift apart? A heartfelt film of second chances, resilience, and hope in the face of adversity.

L'amitié de deux garçons est mise à rude épreuve, car ils luttent pour survivre pendant la guerre du Kosovo.

Kosovo, début des années 90, par une froide journée d’hiver. Dans l’appartement de Fadili, le chauffage ne marche pas. Sa vieille voiture a de nouveau gelé. À Pristina, c’est l’inquiétude générale depuis que le gouvernement yougoslave ne reconnaît plus le statut d’autonomie de la région et que les jeunes hommes sont appelés sous les drapeaux. Malgré tout, Fadili, Albanais employé comme archiviste d’État, n’a pas perdu son optimisme et prend soin de sa femme, de ses deux enfants et de son père malade. Le jour où son chef est remplacé par un Serbe et que ses collègues albanais protestent en démissionnant les uns après les autres, Fadili se retrouve à devoir prendre une décision bien difficile…

Pirulli family is just an ordinary family living in Prishtina, Kosovo. But a dark, mysterious, and brutal past, comes back to haunt them and everyone around.

Following the lives of students and teachers at the iStar Art School in Pristina.