25 Dec 1997
Wag the Dog
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Kosovo: Desperate Search
The film "Kosova: Desperate Search" recounts the repercussions and effects of the Kosovar war on the Albanian population. Ethnic cleansings and other atrocities mentally and physically destroyed the people. The entwined destinies of individual persons and families from various geographic regions and social classes are the basis of a closely interconnected storyline. Families are not only looking for their missing children, but also for new hope and perspectives.
Top Billed Cast
Rajmonda Bulku Zana
Blerim Destani Soldier
Faruk Begolli Old Albanian
Meto Jovanovski Old Serb
Bislim Muçaj Gjergj
Sheqerie Buqaj Countrywoman
Tinka Kurti Nun
Basri Lushtaku Ermela Teli Fleta
Similar movies
Wag the Dog Wag the Dog The Happy Couple 
The Happy Couple 27 Oct 1975
The Happy Couple
A comedy about life during the 1970's. A father refuses to accept his son marrying a girl from a different religion, thus leading to several comical situations.
Seeking Sun Paths 
Seeking Sun Paths 22 Feb 1975
Seeking Sun Paths
Nebi Surreli lives in poverty along with his mother. Doing small jobs to earn a living, he also helps his town's communist unit.
At the Beginning of Summer 
At the Beginning of Summer 22 Nov 1975
At the Beginning of Summer
In Fascist Albania 1942, Albanian partisans will do all they can to remove the Italian fascists from their country.
The Man of Earth 
The Man of Earth 21 May 1984
The Man of Earth
Sokol is a middle-aged Kosovar Albanian who, together with his family, emigrates from Kosovo to Turkey, and faces the foreign and unknown world. After some time he becomes homesick, eventually leaving his last will he gave to his son that when he dies, his bones will be returned to his native country. He dies near of a cliff at the Black Sea coast. In his native village, the news that Sokol has been returned from emigration are being spread.
Once at Dawn 
Once at Dawn 08 Mar 1971
Once at Dawn
A driver is tasked with sending weapons illegally to the partisan soldiers.
Furtuna 
Furtuna 04 Feb 1959
Furtuna
Story depicting the national liberation struggle of the Albanian people against the Italian and German invaders during World War II.
Our Land 
Our Land 01 May 1964
Our Land
After the agrarian reform, a dispute for the land starts between two families in north Albania.
The Commissar of Light 
The Commissar of Light 16 Jul 1966
The Commissar of Light
After World War II, more than 85% of the Albanian people were illiterate. Partisan soldier Dritan Shkaba is tasked with opening new schools in north Albania to enlighten the population.
Victory Over Death 
Victory Over Death 13 Dec 1967
Victory Over Death
World War II. Albania is under the Nazi occupation. The Germans capture two young girls and torture them to learn more about the communist movement.
Snipers Valley 
Snipers Valley 10 Nov 2007
Snipers Valley
Young Bundeswehr soldiers Tom and Charly are stationed in Kosovo with the KFOR peacekeeping force. Their mission is to secure peace. Although the brutal war between the enemy Serbs and Albanians is officially over, the hatred between people continues to smoulder. When Tom and Charly rescue the young Serbian Mirjana from the fatal shot of the young sniper Durcan, they get caught between all fronts. They lose their professional distance due to the resulting closeness to Mirjana - who has to learn that her father was a war criminal - but also to Durcan - whose entire family was wiped out. Soon they are entangled in a conflict about guilt, manipulation, love and revenge...
Lost Exile 
Lost Exile 05 Aug 2016
Lost Exile
To escape from a lack of perspective in Kosovo, Hana decides to resort to the services of Emir, an illegal smuggler in Serbia that will drive her to Hungary. On the way, complications arise as Emir's unscrupulous associates try to take advantage of Hana's vulnerability. In the midst of the frozen winter, Hana's courage and determination and Emir's principles and beliefs will be put to the test.
Captain Lechi 
Captain Lechi 28 Apr 1960
Captain Lechi
Kosmet in the fall of 1944. The Partisans have successfully liberated the town of Prizren from occupying Germans,and Ramiz Leshi, a brave and cunning KNOJ captain, has to liquidate the remainder of the local Quislings, called Balists. They are led by a ruthless, German-trained soldier Kosta and by Ahmet, the brother of the famous Captain. As Ramiz is trying to get Ahmet out of the gang and hunt down the rest of the Balists, 2 new girls arrive in town. One of them is Lola, a bar singer with a questionable agenda, and the other is Vida, a withdrawn music teacher from Belgrade.
Tomka and His Friends 
Tomka and His Friends 28 Oct 1977
Tomka and His Friends
Tomka is a boy who likes playing football with his friends. When the German army captures his town, the German soldiers establish their camp in the town stadium. Tomka with help from his friends and their parents organizes sabotage actions against the soldiers.
La conquista de Albania 
La conquista de Albania 20 Sep 1983
La conquista de Albania
King Carlos II of Spain (r. 1665-1700) once sent his brother Luis to lead a military expedition into Albania and conquer that land for the Spaniards. Since Albania was a part of the dowry of Luis' wife, it seemed like a reasonable idea at the time. While that expedition and its final battle is the subject of this historical film, the scale involved can hardly do justice to the concept. The protagonists talk incessantly, and by the time they get down to the final grand battle, it turns out to be a skirmish between several dozen men.
Doctor Homer's Brother 
Doctor Homer's Brother 01 Jan 1968
Doctor Homer's Brother
This film predominantly deals with the problems of a young man whom his delusions led into conflict with society. These issues will throw him into an adventure that would be tragic for him, but still helpful for him to see the truth. The story takes place in Kosovo in 1945, in an atmosphere of uncured wounds, wandering, betrayal, burned homes, typhoid and other postwar misery. An authentic story from those days was taken as the film's basis.
Looking for Venera 
Looking for Venera 22 Jan 2022
Looking for Venera
Living in a crowded, multi-generational household in a small village in Kosovo, the quiet teenager Venera can rarely find privacy. However, when she befriends the rebellious Dorina, a new, liberating world opens up to her. Slowly, Venera begins to push against her conservative family’s expectations.
Dear Enemy Dear Enemy 28 Mar 2006
Dear Enemy
Dear Enemy tells the true story of the director’s grandfather who became friends with a German officer during the WWII German occupation of Albania while hiding a partisan, an Italian soldier and a Jewish watchmaker in his cellar.
Vasy’s Odyssey 
Vasy’s Odyssey 13 Nov 2020
Vasy’s Odyssey
Two lives, two different worlds and two unalike places. Vasi and Alexandra, two strangers, travel from Alicante to Greece, through France, Italy and Albania, on a trip where they will learn to face their mistakes and delve into their personal and family relationships. A journey through gastronomy, folklore, old traditions and the difficulty of communication between foreign languages. A search for happiness, dreams and hope.
Hive 
Hive 05 Nov 2021
Hive
Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo so she sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her, she faces a crucial decision: to wait for his return, or to continue to persevere.