Daybreak
Film poster
Directed byGentian Koçi
Written byGentian Koçi
StarringOrnela Kapetani
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian

Daybreak (Albanian: Dita zë fill) is a 2017 Albanian drama film directed by Gentian Koçi. It was selected as the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

Plot

Leta (Ornela Kapetani) has not been able to pay the rent for several months. When she and her one-year-old son are thrown out of their apartment, they move in with Sophie, an old woman confined to bed, whose daughter has just employed Leta as a caretaker. In order to keep her job and a roof over their head, Leta has to keep Sophie alive at any cost.

Cast

Accolades

The film received positive reviews during the premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival. The main Actress, Ornela Kapetani won Best Actress in the Festival.[2]

The director, Gentian Koçi won the Best Director Award during the 15th edition of Tirana International Film Festival.[3] The film also made the Nordic premiere in the Stockholm International Film Festival.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (18 September 2017). "Oscars: Albania Selects 'Daybreak' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ "23rd Sarajevo Film Festival Awards". sff.ba.
  3. ^ "AWARDS 15th edition TIFF 2017". tiranafilmfest.com.
  4. ^ "Daybreak | Stockholm Film Festival". www.stockholmfilmfestival.se. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017.

External links


Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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