DONKEYS OF THE BORDER
Highlights
The frontier separating Yugoslavia from Albania bristled with tension in the late 1960s. But one Yugoslav schoolteacher who continues to fly the flag for Albania hatches a plan to cross the border. Caricaturing the mutual suspicion and intolerance of the neighbours on either side of the border, Jeton Ahmetajs creates an atmosphere so absurd that incidents like donkeys defecting to the enemy camp are just part of bizarre tapestry of everyday life. This directorial debut is also the first film production to emerge from the sovereign state of Kosovo.
GOMARËT E KUFIRIT / GRENZESEL
KOS 2010 / 97 min
Director: Jeton Ahmetaj
- Screenplay: Jeton Neziraj
- Cinematographer: Afrim Spahiu
- Editor: Agron Vula
- Music: Mendi Menxhiqi
- Cast: Veton Osmani,Enver Petrovci,Bislim Mucaj
- Producer: Jeton Ahmetaj
- Production Company: Filmmission - Kosovo
The frontier separating Yugoslavia from Albania bristled with tension in the late 1960s. But one Yugoslav schoolteacher who continues to fly the flag for Albania hatches a plan to cross the border. Caricaturing the mutual suspicion and intolerance of the neighbours on either side of the border, Jeton Ahmetajs creates an atmosphere so absurd that incidents like donkeys defecting to the enemy camp are just part of bizarre tapestry of everyday life. This directorial debut is also the first film production to emerge from the sovereign state of Kosovo.
- Screenplay: Jeton Neziraj
- Cinematographer: Afrim Spahiu
- Editor: Agron Vula
- Music: Mendi Menxhiqi
- Cast: Veton Osmani,Enver Petrovci,Bislim Mucaj
- Producer: Jeton Ahmetaj
- Production Company: Filmmission - Kosovo