original title:
Bota
italian title:
Bota Cafè
directed by:
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
Shpetim Baca
costume design:
music:
producer:
production:
Partner Media Investment, Erafilm Production, supported by Ministero della Cultura, FlexFilm, with the support of QKK - National Film Center Albania, Eurimages
distribution:
country:
Italy/Albania
year:
2014
film run:
100'
format:
colour
release date:
25/06/2015
festivals & awards:
Albania, present day. At the edge of a haunted swamp, Juli (Flonja Kodheli), Nora (Fioralba Kryemadhi) and Ben (Artur Gorishti) work together in an isolated village where their families were exiled during their country’s intense communist rule. Under the disapproving eyes of Juli, Ben juggles an affair with Nora while dreaming of expanding his café into the Balkan big time. Their quiet world ceases to exist when a highway crew begins to widen the road nearby. Juli falls for engineer Mili but worries about her ailing and confused grandmother, Noje. As the new road approaches, the village inhabitants have one last glorious night of fireworks and celebration. But when the dawn arrives, Juli, Ben and Nora must face a shared secret from their traumatic past.