Bota

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Artur GorishtiBeni

Alban UkajMili

Flonja KodheliJuli

Fioralba KryemadhiAlba

Tinka KurtiNoja

Erand SojliBaku

Gulielm RadojaEngjelli

Luca LionelloFilipo

Ngjelina Ziu

Ngjelina ZiuMyfaretja

Pjetër LogoreciLuani

Roland SaroAriani

Gëzim Rudidoktori