Crossing Europe

Babai (2015)

1 hr. 44 min. | N/A

- Atsargiai, sūnau, kas buvo, pražuvo.Praeitį reikia pamiršti.

Ten-year- old Nori (act. Val Maloku) and his father Gezim (act. Astrit Kabashi) make a living by selling cigarettes on the streets of post-war Kosovo, barely making ends meet. Gezim leaves Nori and sneaks away to Germany, which after the recent fall of the Berlin Wall, seems to be the land of opportunities. Soon Nori follows his father to Germany. Both refugees in a foreign land, they are faced with the hardships in every step, fighting for the roof over their heads, for trust and respect. This delicate drama presents us with a portrait of a small boy of a great courage in the world where he cannot rely on anyone, not even the person closest to him.

Visar Morina

Visar Morina

Visar Morina is Kosovo-born, Germany-based screenwriter-director. Babai is his feature debut. The film was nominated for a variety of awards in numerous international film festivals, and won in several categories in Cottbus, Karlovy Vary and Munich International Film Festivals.
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Babai
Produced
2015: Germany, Kosovo, North Macedonia, France

Film information

Director
Visar Morina
Producers
Nicole Gerhards
Cast
Val Maloku, Astrit Kabashi, Adriana Matoshi
More information
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