Emir is a family man who works as a people smuggler between Serbia and Hungary. Hana is a young Kosovar woman who is eager to flee her country and arranges for Emir to drive her across the border. Emir’s employers, the local underworld, order him to stop off at a border town motel. They see in Hana a potential source of revenue and want to turn her over to a prostitution ring. Emir will have to search deep within his soul and humanity as he struggles with this moral dilemma.
International Premiere : Locarno Film Festival 2016
Prize : Locarno Film Festival 'Cinema & Gioventù' Jury Prize
Credits
Directed by: Fisnik Maxhuni
Written by: Fisnik Maxhuni
World Premiere: August 2016
Original Version: English/Albanian/Serbian (german/english/french subtitles), colour, DCP, 29 min.
ISAN
Production: Alva Film, Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer: Britta Rindelaub
Executive Producer: Uka Yll
Cinematography: Léo Lefèvre
Editing: Kostas Makrinos
Location Sound Mix: Charles Menger
Sound Editing: Adrien Kessler
Sound Design: Adrien Kessler
Rerecording Sound Mix: Adrien Kessler
Music: Boris Gétaz
Lighting: Astrit Bica
Festivals ( a selection)
Clermont-Ferrand, 40th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 02.02.2018 – 10.02.2018
Solothurn, 52. Solothurner Filmtage, 19.01.2017 – 26.01.2017
Paris, 14e Festival international Signes de Nuit Paris, Competition, 24.11.2016 – 04.12.2016
Villeurbanne, 37e Festival du Film Court, Competition, 18.11.2016 – 27.11.2016
Tirana, 14th Tirana International Film Festival, Competition, 03.11.2016 – 11.11.2016
Lisbon, 14th International Festival Signs of the Night, Competition, 01.10.2016 – 09.10.2016
Prizren, 15th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren, Competition, 05.08.2016 – 13.08.2016
Locarno, 69° Festival del film Locarno, Competition, 03.08.2016 – 13.08.2016
Awards (a selection)
Delhi, Delhi Shorts International Film Festival, Best short film 2016
Locarno, Locarno Festival, Mention spéciale Concorso nazionale (Giuria dei Giovani) 2016
Tirana, Tirana International Film Festival, Best Albanian Short Film 2016
Villeurbanne, Festival du Film Court, Prix de la région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes 2016