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In post-communist Albania, two Italian con artists establish a fictitious shoe factory to embezzle government funds. When their elderly Albanian figurehead disappears, the younger accomplice sets out to find him, embarking on a journey that confronts him with the country's poverty and troubled past.
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Cast
19 people
Enrico Lo Verso
Gino
Known for
Room in Rome
Hannibal
Michele Placido
Fiore
Known for
Mary Forever
The Unknown Woman
Piro Milkani
Selimi
Also in
The Invocation of Enver Simaku
...and the train leaves for the sky
Carmelo Di Mazzarelli
Spiro
Known for
The Star Maker
Elida Janushi
Selimi's Cousin
Also in
Palace 176
Dream for a Chair
Sefer Pema
Labor Camp Warden
No other roles listed
Idajet Sejdia
Dr. Kruja
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Marjeta Ljarja
Factory Manager
Also in
The Girls with the Red Ribbons
The Circle of Memory
Elida Ndreu
Nightclub Singer
No other roles listed
Ilir Ara
Orphanage Guardian
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Liliana Subashi
Hospital Doctor
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Artan Marina
Ismail
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Gianni Amelio Director · Andrea Porporati Screenplay Alessandro Sermoneta Screenplay
First release September 9, 1994 · Produced in France, Italy, Switzerland · Languages Albanian, Italian
Production
Alia Film
Production
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Production
Arena Films
Production
RAI
Production
Vega Film
Production
Canal+
Production
France · Italy · Switzerland
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Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Albanian · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 1994
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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